New research reveals that PET-based glitter microplastics can actively influence biomineralization processes in marine environments, raising fresh concerns about the long-term environmental impact ...

As microplastics get more scrutiny, demand for glitter that biodegrades in nature is growing. For Bioglitter, which uses plant-based cellulose to make its product, that's a big opportunity.

Glitter is already a microplastic, making it easier to spread and contaminate our soil, air, water and food. It’s widely accessible, pervasive in nature and washing it down the drain only means ...

Glitter — a microplastic — washes off into landfills and waterways where it lives for a thousand or more years, impacting water and wildlife. Beauty journalist Jessica DeFino is calling for ...

The water voles, known for being nervous about any changes to to their environment, had not rejected the glitter. So, did the experiment work? Just 24 hours later, a tiny glittery poo was spotted.

Amid unbearable temperatures and seasonal changes, children and adults should increase their water intake, but are advised to ...

In as little as four to six weeks, the glitter will degrade naturally in environments that contain microorganisms, which “consume the glitter and turn it into harmless substances: water, carbon ...

Different colours of glitter could allow experts to track different families of water voles. ... Video, 00:00:57 Glitter to be used to track water vole movement. Subsection. Wales. Published. 18 May.

Endangered water voles in Wales are being fed edible glitter in a bid to save them from extinction. Once commonly found across south Wales, water voles are now effectively extinct in all but a few ...

Traditional glitter is a microplastic, which means most of it ends up in bodies of water after a single use. Earlier this year, the European Union banned the sale of loose-plastic glitter entirely ...