Due to its minuscule size and its ease of scattering, glitter is more harmful than other sorts of microplastics.

Bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay in Florida and Barataria Bay in Louisiana are exhaling microplastic fibers, according to our new research published in the journal PLOS One. A plastic microfiber ...

Sunlight makes microplastics leak hidden chemicals into water, creating pollution that spreads far beyond plastic pieces.

From takeout containers and tea bags to bottled water, gum, and even cheese, these were the most-read microplastic stories of ...

A new study has, for the first time, recorded and measured just how fast microplastics move through the gut passage of a key ...

A single load of laundry can release several million microfibers. Here’s a few tips to keep your clothes from shedding this type of pollution. The most common microplastics in the environment are ...

Globally, the coastal lagoons of Lagos (Nigeria), Sakumo (Ghana) and Bizerte (Tunisia) —close to large urban centres and without waste and sewage treatment systems— are among the most affected water ...

Plastic has become part of everyday life, but its benefits come with a serious cost. Cheap, durable plastics accumulate in ...

A study published in the Interdisciplinary Environmental Review has assessed the presence of microplastics in drinking water sources in Southern India. The work provides new evidence of the spread of ...

Researchers examine the specific impacts of microplastics on the geophysics of sea foam formation in the critical zone where water meets air in the top layer of the ocean. They devised two simulations ...

Scientists have discovered that feeding mice with microplastics increases plaque buildup in the arteries of male mice.

The great diversity of scientific techniques and methods used in the study of marine microplastics pollution limits the current knowledge of this serious environmental problem threatening our ...