Lab experiments suggest that tiny bits of plastic can react with water inside us to produce highly reactive molecules. They ...

Whether microplastics can directly cause human disease is still being researched,” said Wei Min, a chemist at Columbia ...

In a lab experiment, microplastics generated harmful molecules when exposed to blood, which may damage cells ...

Scientists have linked the particles to health risks but did not know how they were causing that harm. A new study offers an ...

According to a 2025 literature review from The University of Texas at Arlington, a significant portion of our microplastic ...

Chemical reactions between water and six types of fossil fuel-based plastic created particles that damaged red blood cells ...

In past research, microplastics have been shown to cause inflammation, oxidative stress and decreased mitochondrial activity.

The signal was strongest for cancers you might not expect to tie to the sea at all.

A September 2024 study found that of the 14,000 known food contact chemicals present in food packaging, 3,601 — or ...

Plastic is usually inert, but in a new lab study, microplastics in water spontaneously produced damaging free radicals. What ...

The eight samples, which showed no detectable microplastics, are: Parodontax Expert Gum Care, Zenfresh, Parachute Just for ...

Legal experts break down inconsistent microplastics definitions, federal inaction, and growing state-level regulatory ...