New evidence shows plant leaves absorb airborne microplastics, a previously overlooked route for the particles to enter crops ...

Water filters made from untreated wood can remove more than 99 per cent of particles, taking out many harmful bacteria and ...

It’s clear that microplastics, particularly those found in water and food sources, may be playing a more significant role in ...

A study of about 250 patients in America, published in 2024 in the New England Journal of Medicine, linked the presence of ...

Inside a New Mexico lab, researchers estimate there is five bottle caps worth of plastic in human brains. Now they are trying ...

It’s no secret that microplastics are a real concern. A 2024 study conducted in New Mexico found that these particles are ...

Microplastics are in everything we use, but how are we exposed, and what harm do they cause to us? Eyewitness News spoke to an expert who explained the details.

Microplastics are building up in human brains, blood, reproductive organs, and more. A new study suggests you ingest more ...

Microplastics are everywhere - from the food we eat to the air we breathe. Could they be the next public health emergency?

A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine panel is debating the health risks from microplastics and plans a ...

You may not be able to escape microplastics, but you can fight back. Experts point to anthocyanins, compounds found in ...

Nankai University researchers have found that plant leaves can directly absorb microplastics (MPs) from the atmosphere, ...