Research shows microplastics could have the ability to reach our bloodstream. Here’s what you can do about it.

You may not see it, taste it, or even realize it, but chances are, you're eating plastic. Tiny fragments known as microplastics have weaseled their way into the global food supply, contaminating ...

What do microplastics mean for our health? Scientists are finding them throughout the human body as research raises new ...

The tiny fragments of plastic that now saturate the air, water and food supply are turning up in an unsettling place: the ...

Four researchers from Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.-based North Carolina State University's department of chemical and ...

Decommissioning pipelines used by the oil and gas industry could result in substantial quantities of microplastics being ...

Tests on sea salt sold in markets across Indonesia's Lombok Island found microplastics in every sample, suggesting that a kitchen staple used worldwide is carrying signs of ocean pollution. The result ...

Scientific evidence is suggesting that microplastics also accumulate in our bodies —and they might not be harmless. A 2024 study found that microplastics had made their way into arterial plaques, ...

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A machine long used to treat dangerously high cholesterol may have an unexpected benefit. Researchers have found that blood filtration may also remove certain ...

Nearly 84% of severe heart attack patients had detectable microplastics in their coronary artery blood, with polyethylene found in 97% of cases.

Evan Budz, 16, won a $50,000 scholarship at the International Science and Engineering Fair in May for his microplastic-seeking robot turtle.