Microplastics are a modern environmental menace and a potential threat to human health. These tiny pieces of plastic, ...

The first study using real human gut samples found five common plastics reshape the bacteria living inside us.

Tiny fragments of plastic are in the air, land and water in the country, where the burning of trash is common.

Expert witness work on microplastics in beverage containers ended when attorneys sought inflated results. Scientific ...

Nearly all of the pollution — 96 percent — comes from rivers in developing countries. High plastic use, mismanagement of ...

The good news: Levels of some contaminants are improving, though heavy metals and phthalates still turned up in some products.

We inhale, eat and drink microplastics. So why do experts say that testing for them is ‘useless’?

Microplastics act like a “Trojan horse,” delivering pollutants, pesticides, and bacteria through the soil, a five-year ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google In February, scientists discovered a spoonful of microplastics lurking in human brains. Previous research detected the ...

Microplastics act like a “Trojan horse,” delivering pollutants, pesticides, and bacteria through the soil, a five-year multinational research project has found.

Follow this section to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings Personalized Content Follow this tag to personalize your feed and get ...

Food for thought for dairy industry as new research adds to evidence that has already pointed strongly towards plastic ...