Microplastics are turning up in oceans, soil, drinking water, and human tissue. Learn where they come from, why they matter, ...

Plastic pollution is no longer just a story of bottles and bags drifting across the surface of the sea. As larger debris ...

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Scientists have detected microplastics in a variety of seafood products, with a recent study finding microplastics in nearly ...

Compost piles are prepped for screening at the Tulare Lake Compost plant. Researchers say that natural fertilizers created from sewage sludge are an increasing source of wind-blown microplastics.

The tiny particles are widespread in waterbirds around the world. Now, research is finding them in neighborhood songbirds, ...

We all know that staying hydrated is essential for our health, but what if the water we drink contains tiny pieces of plastic? Recent studies have revealed that microplastics are present in drinking ...

Washing machine wastewater is one of the top sources of microplastics, with a single unit in a four-person household producing up to 500 grams a year as synthetic fabrics break down.

Washing machines release massive amounts of microplastics into the environment, mostly from worn clothing fibers. Researchers ...

A research team at the University of Bayreuth has experimentally investigated how the popular climbing discipline of bouldering affects vegetation and the surface structure of natural rock formations.

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Researchers have mapped the molecular changes that unfold as sunlight causes plastics to leach dissolved organic matter, ...