You may have seen images of seabirds that have built their nests on discarded nets, lengths of rope and other plastic litter, ...

Yet scientists outside the research group have questioned the results, saying there could be flaws in the work that led to ...

Australian scientists have developed new technology that is set to have a real impact in combating this widespread problem.

New research on microplastics in brains reminds us that while scientists compile safety data, our leaders should still act ...

Facts About Plastic Pollution and Microplastics Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our ...

While it might be impossible to avoid microplastics entirely, experts shared several practical steps you can take to reduce ...

University of Waterloo researchers have pinpointed for the first time how microplastics accumulate in coral reefs, a key step ...

If they die, there’ll be fewer big fish—and that could rattle the food chain. marine-plastic-ocean-fish-microplasticThe naturally oily surface slicks in which many ocean fish come of age are ...

In an interview, Ocean Conservancy’s associate director for oceans plastics research, Dr. Britta Baechler said because of their size, microplastics are prevelent in the entire marine eco-system.

And not least of which is there are some very, very, very small plastics inside our bodies that probably have not been paid attention to." Nanoplastics, a fraction of the size of a grain of salt ...

In recent years, microplastics have been appearing more in human brains, University of New Mexico Health Sciences researchers ...