Kitchen items—sponges, blenders, kettles—are abundant sources of microplastics that we all consume When Amy Lusher moved in ...

Make a few easy changes in your kitchen to help cut down on microplastic exposure — here's how to get started.

In terms of our major sources of exposure, he said that microplastics are like “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in that they ...

Researchers found that chomping on a single stick of chewing gum can release up to thousands of shards of microplastics.

Microplastics are hindering photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert energy from the sun into the fruit and ...

Research continues to show that itty-bitty microplastics alter ecosystems and end up in human bodies. Scientists, farmers and ...

A 2024 study found that boiling water can quickly and effectively rid home drinking supplies of microplastics. Researchers found that boiling and filtering tap water could reduce the presence of ...

A SINGLE piece of chewing gum releases thousands of toxic microplastics into your mouth to be swallowed, scientists have ...

Areas with elevated microplastic levels experience increased rates of hypertension, diabetes, stroke, and other ...

Campen's brain study found that there are more traces of plastic in our brains than in our livers and kidneys. It turns out that plastics are attracted to fatty tissue. Campen says he doesn't do much ...

Analysis revealed that just 1 gram of chewing gum released approximately 100 microplastics on average, with 1 gram of some ...

SCIENTISTS have discovered a simple way to remove microplastics from tap water – after the tiny plastic fragments were linked ...