Thousands of pounds of plastic pellets spilled alongside the Kalamazoo River, but researchers say the incident reflects a ...

Researchers discover microplastics in East Java's rainwater, natural springs, and even human amniotic fluid. Experts urge the ...

The Brazilian Carnival is renowned for its dazzling costumes, vibrant floats, and festive atmosphere. Unfortunately, research has revealed that the source of much of that flashiness and glitter ...

Data collected during a rowing challenge around the seas of Great Britain has found significantly higher concentrations of ...

Every egg case examined contained plastic particles, raising urgent questions about how pollution may be affecting sharks ...

Fish in some of the world's most remote regions are being contaminated by plastic pollution, reveals new research. Microplastics were found in a third of sea life off the coasts of some of the ...

Microplastics are all around us – in the air we breathe, in seas and rivers, they're found in the guts of sharks, and inside growing plants. They’re also inside humans, too: in our blood, accumulating ...

Simon Fraser University researchers have uncovered fiberglass contamination in a key estuary on Vancouver Island, raising concerns about how an as-yet-overlooked contaminant could affect aquatic birds ...

Researchers working across Island Nations in the South Pacific discovered that the plastics turning up in these fish were ...

You probably think you're making smart choices when you toss those organic vegetables into your reusable shopping bag or ...

The public is starting to understand that they can find microplastics in their food, particularly seafood, but exposure from other foods is far more common than most people realize. Studies have shown ...