But one tiny organism, notorious for its ability to return to life after a trip to space, being frozen or boiled, asphyxiated ...
They often spill during transport on trains or ships, and high winds and ocean currents spread the problem far and fast.
Researchers from Japan and Thailand investigating microplastics in coral have found that all three parts of the coral anatomy ...
A new report calls for global action on plastic pollution, urging reductions in plastic production and microplastic emissions ...
Microplastics can invade the olfactory bulb of the human nose, which transmits smells to the brain, a new study found.
As it stands, though, individuals are left to mediate their own relationship to plastic, in a world where plastic is the ...
The university received a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, which will fund the five-year study.
Microplastics, identified 20 years ago, are pervasive particles found in the environment, wildlife, and human body. Despite ...
However, the new study suggests that there's "a potential pathway for the translocation of microplastics to the brain" via ...
Microplastics continue to be found in some concerning parts of the human body. A new study published Sept. 16 in the JAMA ...
Megan Hill is an assistant professor of chemistry and leader of the Hill Lab in Colorado State University's College of ...