Many people have already stopped cooking rice in bags, but until now, few have suspected that tea bags might also contain ...

Plastic pollution from food packaging, like tea bags, releases billions of MNPL particles, which can infiltrate human cells, ...

Microplastics are everywhere: in the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat. They accumulate in clothes, ...

Microplastics fill the air, water, and our bodies — but experts are still learning more about the particles’ effects on ...

Research led by Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University in China has performed a metadata investigation into the ...

The health risks of microplastics are becoming more clear as scientists develop a pollution sponge made from squid ...

From the air we breathe to the water we drink, microplastics infiltrate every corner of our lives—but what happens when they ...

A study review has revealed that very small plastic particles floating in the air could be a contributor to infertility in ...

Microplastics have been found everywhere, from human semen to the top of Mount Everest, but what can we do to combat their disruptive footprint?

Plastic particles have already been detected in various organs, but proving their damage to the body remains challenging ...

A new study found millions and billions of plastics are released by commercially available teabags—and then absorbed into ...

Microplastics that have been found in human organs have “alarming links” to adverse health impacts, including lesions, cervical cancer, and other diseases, researchers suggest. Now ...