Microplastics, especially nylon fibres, are present in Chennai’s beach sediments in relatively low abundance, but low overall ...

More than a month after they poured from a semi-trailer on a west Michigan highway, little bits of white plastic appeared to ...

Could previous microplastics research about them accumulating in our bodies have been mistaken? The post Today’s ...

Austin, Texas, has a growing microplastic problem in its soil and bodies of water. Danielle Zaleski, a student at the University of Texas' Jackson School of Geosciences, pulled a core sample from the ...

Prolonged exposure to microplastics can disrupt vital physiological processes in gorgonians, such as respiration. Although ...

Nitrile and latex gloves that scientists wear while they are measuring microplastics may lead to a potential overestimation ...

Microplastics — the tiny pieces of plastic that range from the size of a sesame seed to microscopic particles –are increasingly showing up in our oceans, air and on our dinner plates, and this has ...

Last month, Democratic New York City Council Member James Gennaro introduced a bill that would change the way countless New Yorkers do their laundry — by banning laundry detergent pods. More ...

Hawaii is successfully testing asphalt made from recycled fishing nets and local plastic waste to help clean up the island ...

Recycled fishing nets and household plastics create durable roads while reducing marine debris and landfill overflow in ...

Plastic pollution occurs in every ecosystem on the planet and lingers for decades. Could insects be part of the solution? Previous research found that insects can ingest and absorb pure, unrefined ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Last month, Democratic New York City Council Member James Gennaro introduced a bill that would change the way ...