Scientists find microplastics in live human lungs for the first time
They are truly everywhere, with uncertain consequences for our health
Tag: microplastic
Scientists find microplastics in human blood for the first time
Man-made plastic has become so ubiquitous, it's now flowing through our blood.
These impressive trees can absorb microplastics through their roots
With their help, soils polluted with microplastics could be remediated.
The microplastics we’re ingesting are likely affecting our cells
It's the first study of this kind, documenting the effects of microplastics on human health
Minerals from tap water may be protecting us against microplastics
Tap water may be doing us a big service.
We can now track ocean microplastics from space, by looking at how winds and water interact
Our technique is not perfect yet but we’re working on it.
Fish have been eating plastic since the 1950s. And it’s getting worse
The consequences of our reliance on plastics
We can stop thousands of tons of pollution from reaching the ocean — just by changing our laundry habits
It's a small change that can make a very big difference.
Ten bloodcurdling microplastic facts we’ve recently learned
They are becoming a larger and larger problem worldwide
Planting plastics: study finds a growing amount of microplastics in the agricultural soil
It's not just a problem in the ocean, they are everywhere
The Arctic is packed with microplastics, and a lot of them are polyester fibers
They may be tiny, but there's strength in numbers.
Ate any clams recently? You’ve might have also had a side of microplastics
Scientists found microplastics in razor clams from the coast of Washington
Coffee with a side of microplastics: paper cups likely leach plastic into your cup of joe
Paper cups have a plastic layer, which release microplastics when in touch with hot water
Up to 14 million tons of microplastics believed to be on the seafloor
We urgently need to cut down on the use of plastics -- for the ocean.
Study finds plastic particles in human organs, raising health concerns
Plastics are everywhere, even in you.
A common crustacean can break microplastics in just four days
It's much faster than previously thought and highly concerning
Tons of microplastics are raining down on US national parks
It's raining plastic, literally.
Microplastics litter the entire planet — down to the depths of the ocean
Researchers found the highest concentration ever
Meet Eurythenes plasticus, the new marine species named after plastic
Researchers find new species with plastic in its body.
There’s a million times more microplastic in the ocean than we thought
We thought microplastics were a big problem... but they're a huge one.