A peer-reviewed study published by scientists from Portland State University and Oregon State University found the presence ...

non-nutritious particles," said microplastics researcher and study co-author Elise Granek in the release. "Shrimp and small fish, like herring, are eating smaller food items like zooplankton.

It’s one of nature’s healthiest wild foods, the backbone of a major industry in the Pacific Northwest and deeply embedded...

Coral reefs trap microplastics due to their mucus. Researchers confirmed that coral mucus acts as an adhesive.

It’s one of nature’s healthiest wild foods, the backbone of a major industry in the Pacific Northwest and deeply embedded in the diets and cultures of Indigenous people in the region.

A new study has found startling levels of microplastics in the human brain, raising more concerns over plastic pollution.

Researchers have found widespread microplastic contamination in seafood samples increasing the growing evidence of the ...

The small plastic particles are "ubiquitous" in Great Lakes water, sediment, plants, fish and beaches, an international panel ...

“The use of plastic cutting boards can introduce microplastics into proteins like chicken, fish, and meat, as they are cut and packaged for human use.” The plastic trays that meat is often ...

UAF scientists have found microplastics in all marine mammals species they’ve studied so far, and new results show passage ...

Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching ...