They’ve been discovered in our drinking water, food, and now even products like toothpaste, which we ostensibly use to care ...

While bacteria can grow biofilms on any surface, researcher Gross found that microplastics supercharged this process. When ...

Vermont state chose to ban plastic carry-out bags on July 1, 2020, along with plastic straws, stirrers, and Styrofoam cups.

NOAA warns the slivers of plastic have become “pervasive in natural and built environments” and are found in every ecosystem ...

Spring is dawning in the northern hemisphere, where most of the planet’s green land is situated. Trees are unfurling leaves ...

Some researchers have estimated that people consume between 39,000 and 52,000 microplastic particles each year. If we add how ...

Microplastics are hindering photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert energy from the sun into the fruit and ...

Scientists were shocked to discover that microplastics don’t just pollute the environment, they may also be fueling the rise ...