Chances are you've heard about microplastics or nanoplastics, the tiny bits of virtually imperceptible plastic in the environment. Also known as microscopic plastic debris, they're formed when ...

Microplastics which have been used in leave-on cosmetic and personal care products are being overlooked by research and regulators, according to new critical review. Microplastics which have been used ...

Microplastics (MPs), defined as plastic fragments with sizes ranging from millimeters (<5 mm) to nanometers, have become a growing environmental and public health concern. First identified in the ...

Microplastics have been detected in human blood, lungs, and brain tissue. Environmental health advocate Lindsay Dahl explains ...

It is hard to believe that life can survive in Antarctica. Despite its harsh conditions, hardy flora and fauna do just that ...

Historically, microplastics have emerged through two primary pathways: as incidental fragments produced as larger plastics degrade, and as intentionally manufactured components incorporated into ...

Microplastics which have been used in leave-on cosmetic and personal care products are being overlooked by research and regulators, according to new critical review conducted by scientists at the ...