Researchers say some widely reported findings of microplastics in human organs may be false positives Critics warn rushed ...

Microplastics are everywhere. We drink them in our water, we eat them in our food, we breathe them in our air, leading to – ...

We've all heard about plastic pollution in our oceans, but what about the plastic particles quietly building up inside our bodies? A major European research project called PlasticHeal has taken a deep ...

Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’ ...

Recent studies reveal microplastics in human blood and organs, raising health concerns. Explore how these particles enter the ...

Recent studies have reported the discovery of microplastics and nanoplastics in various parts of the human body, arguing that ...

Microplastics range from about the width of a bacterium to several millimeters across. Nanoplastics are smaller still. These ...

Researchers have created tiny, microorganism-inspired particles that can change their shape and self-propel, much like living ...

For the first time, scientists have shown that an established blood-cleansing procedure could help rid the human body of tiny plastic particles, offering hope for new detox solutions amid rising ...

Representative light microscopy images of carbonaceous (black) particles adherent to red blood cells (red arrows) from healthy volunteers. Each image is from a different adult volunteer. Researchers ...

Researchers at CU Boulder have created tiny, microorganism-inspired particles that can change their shape and self-propel, ...

Pop-up toasters emit 1.73 trillion toxic particles per minute into your kitchen air, with heavy metals that bypass lung ...