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

Thank you, nature.

Mail-in water microplastics testing is currently only performed by a company called Tap Score. Local municipalities may also conduct water testing.

A scientific study reveals that the species Leptuca leptodactyla, fiddler crabs microplastics has the ability to fragment plastic particles, facilitating

Dr Xand and Dr Chris van Tulleken explain why they're not worrying about eating more protein, taking magnesium or avoiding microplastics.

Microplastics in our oceans are potentially distorting scientists' understanding of how carbon moves through the ocean.

Oceans struggle to absorb Earth’s carbon dioxide as microplastics invade their waters









Recent research reveals microplastics are flooding the world’s oceans, diminishing their ability to ab

Microplastic-Free Nail Color Pigment Systems for Compliant Formulations Market was worth USD 1.8 billion in 2026, and is predicted to grow to USD 3.1 billion by 2036, with a CAGR of 5.9%.

Microplastics are no longer just an environmental concern. Doctors are now finding them in human blood and even arterial plaques. A public health expert explains what this emerging research could mean for inflammation, circulation and long-term heart health.

A new study reveals that microplastics are impairing the oceans' ability to absorb carbon dioxide, a process scientists find crucial for regulating Earth's temperature.

Study shows zooplankton transport microplastics through ocean depths daily, reshaping understanding of microplastics movement in marine ecosystems

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

Texans deserve waters free from microplastics. Let’s hold manufacturers to the same standards we hold ourselves to and stop spilling pellets in our waterways.

Experts have issued a huge warning to anyone that continues to drink bottled water in 2026

St. Mary’s University students published a peer-reviewed article about how microplastics affect lifespan and fertility.

A new study has, for the first time, recorded and measured just how fast microplastics move through the gut passage of a key zooplankton species in real time—and used those measurements to estimate ...

Four Rhode Island institutions partner in GI/ingestion study to assess microplastic levels in Narragansett Bay waterfowl

Researchers have uncovered a troubling connection between plastic pollution in our seas and the acceleration of global warming.

Microplastics Inc. permanently laid off 86 employees at its St. Charles, Ill., facility on Dec. 19 as it negotiates a possible sale and its lender moves forward with an asset auction.

Microplastics are tiny plastic particles around the width of a human hair to the size of a pencil eraser and they are in Lake Erie.

Researchers at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering have observed that handwashing synthetic fabrics in water with higher total dissolved solids (TDS) leads t. . .