Scientists are finding microplastics everywhere from brain tissue to arteries and warning of the health risks posed by their ...

Business Waste used the latest studies to create shocking images that illustrate how high levels of microplastic exposure can negatively affect the human body — including your appearance.

Microplastics are in our water, air and seafood. It's been recently discovered to be in chewing gum, too. Here's what to know ...

Researchers say microplastics are getting inside our bodies through what we eat and drink. While there are concerns that the ...

The elective medical industry is cashing in on plastic pollution fears, but the evidence of harm from microplastics is still ...

High blood pressure, diabetes and stroke rates are higher in coastal or lakefront areas with greater concentrations of ...

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 ...

Chewing gum can release thousands of microplastics into saliva. Scientists say more research is needed but suggest chewing ...

Living along coastal areas in the United States that had higher levels of microplastics in the ocean was strongly associated ...

New research reveals that PET-based glitter microplastics can actively influence biomineralization processes in marine ...

In a small study of eight cats at early stages of pregnancy, researchers detected 19 different kinds of microplastic ...