Microplastics in the air can be more prevalent in rural areas than in cities, a University of Leeds study suggests. Particles ...

Microplastics at the University of Bayreuth have overturned a common scientific assumption in a new study: Microplastic ...

A third of fish living in the remote coastal waters of the Pacific Island Countries and Territories are contaminated with ...

Portland State University now houses the Oregon Microplastics Analytical Research Center (OMARC), the first laboratory in the ...

Microplastics were found in a third of sea life off the coasts of some of the remotest Pacific Islands, say scientists.

Even in some of the most isolated corners of the Pacific, plastic pollution has quietly worked its way into the food web. A large analysis of fish caught around Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu found ...

A new University at Buffalo study examines what happens to discarded cigarette butts when released into the environment.

Microplastic pollution on Sydney's beaches and harbour shorelines has tripled in the past three years, according to a report, ...

Here, there and everywhere: Due to its minuscule size and its ease of scattering, glitter is more harmful than other sorts of microplastics. Glitter (Credit: Nika Akin / CC0 Public Domain) I’ve been ...

In this Feb. 19, 2020 photo, micro-plastic particles from rubber tires are seen under a microscope in this image taken in a research lab at Oregon State University. (Oregon State University via AP) ...

Microplastics, smaller than 5 mm from larger debris breakdown and industrial products like clothing, tires and more, permeate ...