Plastic particles smaller than five millimetres are known as microplastics. Originally the word "microplastic" first surfaced in 2004, it referred to plastic pieces that were around 20 µm in diameter.

Tiny plastic particles may be quietly threatening brain health. New research suggests microplastics—now widely found in food, ...

New Microplastics Research Center at PSU hopes to identify sources of pervasive, potentially dangerous pollution ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Microplastics are found in surprising items, from paper cups to toothpaste. While the health risks remain debated, experts suggest ...

A few years back, there was a surge of concern around BPAs. Then the focus shifted to phthalates. While those chemicals haven't disappeared from the conversation—or from our lives—there’s a new ...

A NSW government study finds microplastics in all 120 estuaries sampled, with severe pollution in about 19 per cent of rivers ...

American homes are riddled with DNA-damaging, cancer-fueling microplastics, and while some sources are obvious, such as plastic utensils, others are less suspecting. Dr Paul Saladino, a wellness ...

I’m sitting at a coffee table in a plush Harley Street treatment room as Dr Sabine Donnai, a former NHS GP and the director ...

An Australian-first microplastic assessment has found the Cooks River, Dee Why Lagoon, Muddy Creek and upper Parramatta River are NSW’s most contaminated coastal waterways.

It is hard to believe that life can survive in Antarctica. Despite its harsh conditions, hardy flora and fauna do just that ...