Microplastics are everywhere. We drink them in our water, we eat them in our food, we breathe them in our air, leading to – ...

Researchers say some widely reported findings of microplastics in human organs may be false positives Critics warn rushed ...

Microplastics seem to be everywhere – in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat. They have turned up in ...

New research points to an unexpected way plastic pollution may be influencing Earth’s climate system. A recent study suggests ...

A new study found that polyester microfibers, a common type of microplastic pollution, slowed the development of cherry tomatoes.

Air-polluting microplastics have been found in rural environments in greater quantities than in urban locations, researchers ...

Claims that microplastics are widespread throughout the human body are now being questioned. Microplastics are real — but ...

Microplastics could be disrupting how oceans absorb and store carbon, potentially undermining a natural buffer that helps ...

Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’ ...

A new Rochester-based research center will study the lifecycle of microplastics, including its origin as plastic waste, distribution, and movement in the Great Lakes freshwater ecosystem. The research ...

A new study reveals that microplastics are impairing the oceans' ability to absorb carbon dioxide, a process scientists find ...