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

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

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

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 ...

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

High temperature of your hot beverage catalyzes microplastic release.

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 ...

A father's environment, including his exposure to pollutants like microplastics, could impact his children's health long ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Research has detected a “spoonful” of microplastics in the average brain. The impact of these is still ...