Microplastics are no longer a distant environmental issue—they are part of daily life. These microscopic plastic particles have been found in drinking water, food, household dust, and even human blood ...

The year saw recycled polyester stalled, while cotton held value-though forensic DNA tracking redrew the line between claims and evidence.

Microplastics are, it seems, everywhere. They’ve been found at the top of the highest mountains, and at the bottom of the sea; they’re inside our bodies, in the soil under our feet, and they rain down ...

Researchers in China say you might at least be able to remove microplastics from your drinking water with a relatively simple hack. While wastewater treatment plants aim to remove these particles, a ...

From takeout containers and tea bags to bottled water, gum, and even cheese, these were the most-read microplastic stories of 2025. Here’s what scientists have been finding about where microplastics ...