Scientists have detected microplastics — the tiny and pervasive fragments now found in our seas, drinking water, food and, increasingly, living tissue — in human semen and follicular fluid, according ...

In recent years, there’s been a wave of studies reporting that humans are basically full of microplastics: They’ve been found in our brains, arteries, and even in placentas. But some scientists, ...

Over time, plastics break into smaller and smaller fragments called microplastics and — when they’re invisible to the naked eye — nanoplastics. The human body’s mechanisms for expelling foreign ...

Findings show that shellfish, beer, salt, and even produce carry some of the highest concentrations of microplastics in the human diet. But there are ways to mitigate exposure. Microplastics — plastic ...

Microplastics are, in recent years, at the forefront of regulatory and policy driven conversations across the United States. Regulatory measures to address microplastics at both state and federal ...

Researchers reviewed more than 60 studies and found evidence that plastic particles can reach bone tissue, disrupt cell function, and may interfere with skeletal growth. Stacey Leasca is an ...

Life in plastic might be fantastic after all — or at least not as dangerous as we’ve been led to believe. Microplastics are small plastic pieces — less than 5 millimeters long — that typically break ...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it would add microplastics and pharmaceuticals to a list of drinking water contaminants that it’s drafting. In a press briefing, Lee Zeldin, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Federal health and environmental officials announced a $144-million effort to study microplastics in human bodies ...

The Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced April 2 that the Trump administration is cracking down on contaminants in the nation's drinking water ...