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Researchers are looking for solutions, but industry experts say despite attempts to tackle the plastic problem, it's hard to ...

Researchers have found hedgehog bodies are full of environmental pollutants, including some of the most hazardous to human ...

Fast-moving underwater avalanches, known as turbidity currents, are responsible for transporting vast quantities of ...

University of Manchester scientists have discovered significant concentrations of microplastics in the male reproductive ...

Studies have already shown that microplastics can be taken up by plants on land or plankton in the ocean and subsequently eaten by animals or humans. Scientists are still studying the long-term ...

Microplastics are in our water, air and seafood. It's been recently discovered to be in chewing gum, too. Here's what to know ...