Over the last 20 years, scientists have come to recognize microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) as a growing form of ...

Previous research links tiny plastic particles to a range of adverse health conditions but largely stops short of ...

Researchers warn that the heat from your morning coffee or tea could be releasing microscopic plastic particles into your ...

The research, published in the BMC Genomics journal, showed that small particles of polyethylene terephthalate plastic, or ...

Hot coffee in plastic cups may release thousands of microplastic particles, studies find, raising concerns about daily plastic exposure.

Plastic pollution is not just in oceans and soil. Scientists have now found enormous amounts of microscopic plastic floating ...

The reported releases of microplastics ranged from a few hundred particles to over 8 million particles per liter in a new ...

Scientists detect hidden plastic clouds hovering over Chinese cities - Previous studies have underestimated amount of plastic in atmosphere, scientists say ...

New research suggests hot drinks in plastic-lined cups can release microplastics into what we drink, raising uncomfortable ...

Urban residents are breathing in considerably more plastic particles than previously thought, according to new research. The ...

A new study estimates that adults inhale up to 68,000 microplastic particles per day inside homes and cars, with most particles small enough to reach deep into the lungs. (Image by Nadiia Yakovenko, ...

A research team led by the Medical University of Vienna and the University of Vienna has investigated a possible link between ...