For years, researchers have been documenting the environmental impact of microplastics, and now, they're emerging as a human ...

Plastic use keeps rising rapidly while recycling struggles. Incineration grows steadily, but it may harm more than help.

Hardman does research on microplastics — tiny ... where plastics are known to harm growth and reproductive health in creatures including fish, shellfish, and plankton — these tiny plastic ...

From a pile of seaweed to a packet ... plastic-like casing is biodegradable within four to six weeks, the company says, compared to the several hundred years it takes synthetic plastics to biodegrade.