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

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

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

High blood pressure, diabetes and stroke rates are higher in coastal or lakefront areas with greater concentrations of ...

According to the study's estimate, an average individual chomping through 160 to 180 small sticks of gum annually could end ...

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

Microplastics are pervasive in our environment and can contaminate our food through kitchen items like old plastic containers ...

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

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 ...

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

New research reveals that PET-based glitter microplastics can actively influence biomineralization processes in marine ...

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 ...