Make a few easy changes in your kitchen to help cut down on microplastic exposure — here's how to get started.

Rice is also a hot spot for microplastics. A University of Queensland study found that for every half cup of rice, there are ...

Now you can add your favorite chewing gum to the list, thanks to the alarming findings of a new study. Chewing gum, whether ...

They found that a gram (0.04 ounces) of gum released an average of 100 microplastic fragments, though some shed more than 600 ...

Kitchen items—sponges, blenders, kettles—are abundant sources of microplastics that we all consume When Amy Lusher moved in ...

A new study suggests that you could be ingesting thousands of microplastics every time you chew gum. This discovery comes ...

“Our initial hypothesis was that the synthetic gums would have a lot more microplastics because the base is a type of plastic ...

The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two ...

And if you redecorate your home and sand down the old paintwork, the plastic binders in the paint can release microplastics ...

Chewing gum could release hundreds to thousands of microplastic particles into your saliva, a new UCLA study finds.

Plastics are durable and strong, which is great while they’re being used but frustrating when they end up in the environment.

Areas with elevated microplastic levels experience increased rates of hypertension, diabetes, stroke, and other ...