Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses.

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Water providers are removing toxic PFAS chemicals from drinking water, but current methods are energy intensive. Temple ...

With microplastics and nanoplastics present all over the globe, Northeast Ohio researchers overview human and animal studies on health impacts.

Microplastics are everywhere. We drink them in our water, we eat them in our food, we breathe them in our air, leading to – ...

A new Rochester-based research center will study the lifecycle of microplastics, including its origin as plastic waste, distribution, and movement in the Great Lakes freshwater ecosystem. The research ...

Plastic-coated fertilizers used on farms are emerging as a major but hidden source of ocean microplastics. A new study found ...

Switching to biodegradable plastics could slash toxic pollution by more than a third and dramatically reduce global waste by ...

Researchers found microplastics in every testicle studied, underscoring concerns about environmental hazards on reproductive health Getty Microplastics were found in every human testicle examined for ...

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Queensland and Imperial College London, has proposed a new framework for scientists detecting and measuring microplastics in the human ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Research has detected a “spoonful” of microplastics in the average brain. The impact of these is still ...