Research on microplastic removal technologies highlights the potential of natural extracts and engineered systems to tackle ...

As part of the SAS's People vs Plastic campaign some 500 people will form a human chain along the famous Penzance Prom to ...

Microplastics are tiny particles of plastic less than five millimetres in length that are created as products break down over ...

California received the highest score and Mississippi the worst in a new nationwide ranking of state laws designed to reduce ...

Matthias Rillig’s research reveals a range of impacts of microplastics on soil-dwelling worms, bacteria, and plants—some of ...

Rice is also a hot spot for microplastics. A University of Queensland study found that for every half cup of rice, there are ...

The Yamuna River is polluted with microplastics, particularly along a 12-kilometer stretch near the Taj Mahal, according to a ...

A new study finds there are 27 million metric tons of invisible plastic particles in the North Atlantic alone.

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggests 27 ...

The study found widespread microplastic pollution across some Appalachian streams, which poses ecological and public health ...

A combination of sewage overflows and coastal winds could be sending billions of airborne microplastic particles into the world’s coastal towns and cities, a new study suggests. Scientists analysed ...