Recent studies reveal microplastics in human blood and organs, raising health concerns. Explore how these particles enter the ...

There’s nothing appetizing about plastic, yet most of us consume it daily. Microplastics — plastic debris under 5 millimeters (mm) long — are ubiquitous, found everywhere from food packaging and ...

Microplastics are bad for us. But scientists are still figuring out the rest of the story.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." While you’ve probably been told at some point that it’s not a good idea to heat foods in plastic, it’s ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Research points to the potential health repercussions of microplastics. Now, a study seeks to explain how ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? From ocean shores to grocery stores, plastic is all around us. Scientists are ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Research has detected a “spoonful” of microplastics in the average brain. The impact of these is still ...

Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’ ...

Numerous studies have found evidence of microplastics in the human body and warned of the risks to our health. But in the race to research this new field scientists may have drastically overstated the ...

Indoor microplastics from textiles, dust, and food can accumulate in the human gut, disrupting microbiota and causing inflammation. Research sindicates thatparticle size, shape, and chemical additives ...

“From what we know about actual exposure in everyday life, it is not biologically plausible that that mass of plastic would ...