In the end, there’s no ethical justification for selective hype by journals or for the lack of skepticism among journalists ...

Gruesome pictures have revealed the shocking impact microplastics could be having on your appearance — and making you look decrepit and older. Microplastics are now in almost everything we touch, from ...

This’ll get your blood pumping. Plastic — the same stuff choking the oceans and your takeout containers — may be increasing your chance of having a stroke. In a shocking twist worthy of sci-fi, ...

Strange brown specks in two donated brains set a seasoned neuropathologist on an unexpected path. Elaine Bearer had examined countless samples during her long career, yet these glassy clusters puzzled ...

A new study has found microplastics present inside human placentas, which could potentially affect fetal health and development. The microplastics probably entered the women’s bodies through ingestion ...

This image high-elevation expedition climbers and Sherpa wear 'Himalayan suits' made of waterproof acrylic fibers at the Balcony (~8,440 m.a.s.l.), the highest from which microplastics were collected ...

You can’t see them, but microplastics are everywhere. These tiny plastic pieces may be less than half a centimeter in length, but they are also the most ubiquitous form of plastic pollution in the ...

A new study has found that microplastics are being emitted into the atmosphere, mainly from roads, the ocean, and agricultural practices. Annual plastic production actually contributes a lesser amount ...