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

Some scientists are coming out against the studies that claimed to have found alarming amounts of microplastics in human ...

New research points to an unexpected way plastic pollution may be influencing Earth’s climate system. A recent study suggests ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Research has detected microplastics in a range of vital body parts, including the heart and brain. Now, researchers break down how ...

Microscopic microplastics are just a few micrometers long, making them invisible to the naked eye. The tiny particles are ...

Researchers say some widely reported findings of microplastics in human organs may be false positives Critics warn rushed ...

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

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

This week’s furore is microplastics researchers’ ozone moment. If they fail, the powerful plastics lobby will step into the breach, says science journalist and author Debora MacKenzie ...

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 ...

In August, experts from across sectors gathered at the National Academies to discuss the environmental and health impacts of microplastics. The meeting, hosted by the Environmental Health Matters ...