New research focused on an "overlooked" aspect of microplastic pollution, revealing how rainfall can significantly increase contamination in freshwater.

Study detects synergistic effect making substances more dangerous, raising alarm since humans are exposed to both

More than 14 million metric tons of microplastics are estimated to be lying on the ocean floor with the fashion industry among the worst pollutants.

Researchers have discovered microplastic pieces in samples of the human brain at higher levels than expected.

Findings regarding clouds above Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama highlight how microplastics are highly mobile...

A new study has noted concentrations of microplastics in Melosira arctica, a type of algae that grows underneath sea ice in the Arctic.

Certain viruses can stay infectious for three days by attaching themselves to microplastics in a freshwater environment.

A study has detected microplastics in the lung tissue of living people for the first time, and much deeper than the researchers expected. 

Microplastics were found in human blood in a recent scientific study.

If the word 'microplastics' conjures up thoughts of straws, sea turtles, and thoughts that the world has bigger problems, you're definitely not alone. It's in the name: although they are strictly defined as plastic particles measuring five millimeters or less, most microplastics are microscopic in...