The year has been full of scary details about the tiny particles. Here’s what we know now.

Scientists have found a way to get rid of microplastics that have been found in our food and drinks by boiling it.

Microplastics are damaging oceans' ability to absorb CO2, disrupting the natural process of 'biological carbon pumping.' This ...

Microplastics are no longer just an environmental concern. Doctors are now finding them in human blood and even arterial ...

A new study has, for the first time, recorded and measured just how fast microplastics move through the gut passage of a key ...

A new study reveals that microplastics are impairing the oceans' ability to absorb carbon dioxide, a process scientists find ...

Volunteers, along with Southern Water's Eastbourne Wastewater Treatment Works, worked to remove the beads as quickly and ...

Microplastics in rivers, lakes, and oceans aren’t just drifting debris—they’re constantly leaking invisible clouds of ...

From takeout containers and tea bags to bottled water, gum, and even cheese, these were the most-read microplastic stories of ...

Scientists have discovered that feeding mice with microplastics increases plaque buildup in the arteries of male mice.

Microplastics are tiny plastic particles smaller than 5 mm that are now found in many foods that we consider healthy.

Aboard an aluminum skiff or one of her five kayaks, fourth-generation shrimper and fisherwoman Diane Wilson often plies the ...