Microplastics are particles between 1 micrometer (0.001 millimetre) and 5 millimetres. Nanoplastic particles are even smaller. Everyone can reduce their own intake of nano- and microplastics, the trio ...

Data from microplastic analyses can inform health recommendations and policy decisions. Machine learning is one tool ...

New research has come out on how people can decrease the amount of microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) they drink and eat.

Microplastics are everywhere — in the beauty products we wear, the cleaning supplies we use and even in the food we eat.

How tiny plastic particles enter the atmosphere is an important question, as airborne microplastics are a potential health ...

The compound that gives fruits, vegetables, and flowers their color counteracts the toxicity of microplastics, a new study ...

Scientists are finding microplastics throughout the human body. Here are some simple strategies to reduce your exposure.

There isn't yet research on how to remove microplastics already in our bodies, but there are a few ways we can limit exposure ...

Birds are breathing in high levels of airborne microplastics into their lungs—and, likely, so are we, with unclear effects on ...

Microplastics could lead to increasing incidence rates of autoimmune diseases such as lupus, according to Professor Luke O’Neill.

The sharp rise in consuming microplastics has now raised an alarm. A new study has found that the existence of microplastics ...

New research uncovers alarming levels of microplastics in human brain tissue, potentially leading to dementia.