Tiny plastic particles have been found in human ovaries for the first time, drawing attention to the need for more research ...

Recent studies have shown that tiny pieces of plastics can make bees more susceptible to bacteria and viruses.

New research shows that microplastics have been contaminating some freshwater streams decades earlier than previously recorded. What could that mean for human health?

Researchers are just beginning to understand how microplastics might be affecting human health. A Reporter visited a lab to ...

Microplastics are small plastic fragments that are typically smaller than 1/8th of an inch. To put this in perspective, 1/8 of an inch is roughly the thickness of three credit cards stacked, or about ...

The study focused on eight young adults from Austria, including five women. They were asked to drink only tap water and not consume liquids from plastic or glass bottles for one month. Their blood ...

The Indian Institute of Technology Indore has developed a technology to make bioplastic with the help of indigenous microorganisms ... the physical and mechanical properties of conventional plastics ...

Indore, Apr 9 (PTI) The Indian Institute of Technology Indore has developed a technology to make bioplastic with the help of “indigenous” microorganisms ... and mechanical properties of conventional ...

In 2024, a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggested that bottled may contain 10 to 100 times more plastic particles than ... are more prone to contamination by ...

BRUSSELS - EU countries and lawmakers on April 9 reached a deal on plans to curb plastic pollution – an issue that had laid bare tensions within the bloc over Brussels’s push to cut red tape.