Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Microplastics are a growing concern in marine environments. As they break down, the particles can become microscopic. Oregon State ...

How many tiny pieces of plastic are currently inside your body?No one disputes that these mostly invisible pieces of plastic ...

The growing threat of microplastics might be daunting, but a promising study now suggests that the situation might not be as ...

How did plastic become so pervasive? How does it endanger our health? And how do we fix this crisis? Hear from Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics.

A study led by biomedical scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has shown for the first time that a father’s exposure to microplastics (MPs) can trigger metabolic dysfunctions in his ...

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Researchers have detected microplastics in blood, placentas, and organs. A scientific review explains how they affect human biology.

Surging Medicaid costs and dramatically shrinking federal aid are a recipe for fiscal crisis, state Comptroller Sean Scanlon warned Monday. And while Connecticut’s chief fiscal watchdog didn’t call ...

Microplastics seem to be everywhere – in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat. They have turned up in human organs, blood, testicles, placentas and even brains. While the full ...

Microbubbles in the tap water you just poured into a plastic glass are strong enough to create tiny abrasions on the inner layer of the plastic—quietly adding to our growing microplastic problem.

For Democrats, few questions may be more consequential than whether they can recover ground among the Black and Hispanic voters who moved sharply toward President Donald Trump in 2024. Now, a new ...

Taylor Leamey wrote about all things wellness for CNET, specializing in mental health, sleep and nutrition coverage. She has invested hundreds of hours into studying and researching sleep and holds a ...