On reverse-transcription qualitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), microplastics yielded evidence of harmful bacteria ...

Nearly three quarters of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, according to a sweeping new study. The findings have ...

Microplastics have been found throughout the human body -- including inside lungs, blood and brains -- and while it is not ...

Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that ... wildlife throughout their lifecycle to get better understanding of the risk posed by these pollutants under real-life conditions.

According to the study's findings, if bees and other insects ingest plastic particles from food or the air, it can injure ...

Research sheds new light on the spread of microplastics, revealing a surprising "hitchhiking" mechanism that could impact ...

Wastewater treatment fails to kill several human pathogens when they hide out on microplastics in the water, reports a study ...

After finding uranium and lead in my water, I spoke to experts to find out everything I needed to know about how to properly ...

Microplastics have been discovered in the organs and gastrointestinal tissues of Adelie penguins in Antarctica, according to ...

A Japanese team has developed a technique to insert chloroplasts isolated from algae into animal cells, a feat that could ...