A new U.S. study found that microplastic accumulation in the human brain has increased by nearly 50% in the last eight years, ...

Recycling plastic helps reduce microplastic pollution, since plastics that end up in landfills can break down and leach into ...

This research serves as a crucial indicator of how deeply microplastic bioaccumulation has penetrated the food web in the isolated Galápagos Islands. The researchers analyzed seawater around ...

"Similarly, freezing and thawing cycles can cause structural degradation that also encourages microplastic release, not unlike how freezing temperatures crack pavement in winter," Younggren said.

Past research estimates that the average person takes in between 39,000 and 52,000 microplastic particles each year just from food and drink, and that figure climbs to over 120,000 when airborne ...

They’ve also been found in human testicles — at alarming amounts. “The levels of microplastic shards and types of plastics in human testes were three times greater than those found in dogs ...

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TAMPA (BLOOM) – Research has started to show that there is microplastic pieces in everything from our food to our drinks. OB/GYN and Reproductive Sciences Professor, Tracey Woodruff ...

They found microplastic particles in almost every sample tested. Microplastics are defined as plastic fragments smaller than 5 millimeters. They are usually formed through the breakdown of larger ...

Additionally, despite some containers being labeled dishwasher safe, it’s better to wash them by hand to avoid the high heat of a dishwasher that can lead to microplastic shedding. While it can ...

That’s at least how it works in clean environments. But experiments show that when bees are exposed to microplastic pollution, their memory gets so muddled they may forget the scents associated ...