Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’ ...
Some scientists are coming out against the studies that claimed to have found alarming amounts of microplastics in human ...
Claims that microplastics are widespread throughout the human body are now being questioned. Microplastics are real — but ...
“From what we know about actual exposure in everyday life, it is not biologically plausible that that mass of plastic would ...
Recent studies reveal microplastics in human blood and organs, raising health concerns. Explore how these particles enter the ...
A recent story in The Guardian raised valid questions about an emerging field of study. It doesn’t mean we should write off ...
Researchers say some widely reported findings of microplastics in human organs may be false positives Critics warn rushed ...
An expert review published in the Lancet in August called plastics a “grave, growing and underrecognised danger” to human and ...
Exclusive: The discovery shows the particles can travel around the body and may lodge in organs ...
(CNN) — Scientists have detected microplastics — the tiny and pervasive fragments now found in our seas, drinking water, food and, increasingly, living tissue — in human semen and follicular fluid, ...
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — In Uganda’s Mbale district, famous for its production of arabica coffee, a plague of plastic bags locally known as buveera is creeping beyond the city. Why boosting production ...