A blood-filtering treatment sharply reduced elevated microplastic levels in a new study—but whether that improves health is ...

Plastic cookware is commonly found in many kitchens, but alternatives are available. Nontoxic cookware like stainless steel ...

Scientists discovered that people with lung cancer are more likely to have microplastics in their lungs and to have larger ...

In a prospective observational study of 100 people undergoing diagnostic bronchoscopy, those with lung cancer more frequently ...

Learn how lung samples from cancer patients contained more microplastics and why the findings cannot establish cause and ...

Researchers found tiny plastic particles lodged in human lungs, with a heavier burden among people diagnosed with lung cancer ...

The concern extends past the salt crystal itself. Most salt grinders on the market use a plastic grinding mechanism, which ...

Plastics just keep getting smaller, and potentially more harmful to humans, fish and wildlife. Even the most remote areas of the Great Lakes aren’t spared.

Microplastics are often viewed as pollutants in their own right, but their environmental impact may extend far beyond the ...

Microplastics are turning up in food, water, air, and the human body. As research accelerates, here’s what scientists know about potential health effects, everyday exposure, and how to reduce it.

Single-use paper cups used for takeout coffee and other beverages release millions of microplastic particles when exposed to ...

Microplastics are everywhere, including our clothes, our food, our water, and our reproductive systems. Researchers at the ...