"These savings could ultimately be passed on to the consumer." ...

Labs are beginning to offer direct-to-consumer tests for detecting microplastics in water. But some experts worry that they won't do much to reduce microplastics exposure.

Animals, like humans, are taking up increasing amounts of tiny plastic particles. Such microplastics are demonstrably ...

Wake up and smell the coffee — your favorite breakfast foods may be riddled with plastic. Microplastics are ubiquitous in ...

Scientists found microplastics in the blood of wild tapirs and giant anteaters in Brazil, including animals living far from ...

Can microplastics change the colour of the sea? A Norwegian research group describes evidence for this using the so-called ...

Satellite data suggests water in and around the huge area filled with human-made debris has become more blue-green over the ...

The water around the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is turning more cyan, new research shows — a change visible from space.

It’s not just takeout containers and teabags. Microplastics have infiltrated nearly every corner of our lives, including our diets, with Americans estimated to consume thousands of these pesky ...

The waters around the zone of floating debris appear greener and bluer on account of high levels of tiny bits of plastic.

A map of the movements of Brazilian wildlife and their exposure to human activities can inform protection initiatives.

A controlled study found that low-density polyethylene microplastics increased cotton Verticillium wilt severity while ...