Negotiations toward a global, legally binding plastics treaty are set to resume this summer, with the United Nations ...

The procedure, known as therapeutic apheresis, filters blood through a specialized machine. It removes abnormal proteins, ...

A combination of sewage overflows and coastal winds could be sending billions of airborne microplastic particles into the ...

A recent study has disclosed an alarming truth about microplastics. Know how these particles are posing a threat to human reproductive health.

Scientists say microplastics can affect nearly every major system in the human body. Health risks include: Experts say ...

A new study, presented on July 1 in Paris at the 41st Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and ...

African countries, including South Africa, have limited waste infrastructure and uneven water treatment systems, which ...

A leading expert in the health impacts of plastic pollution and microplastics is calling on the UN to end the use of toxic chemicals in all plastics, cap and reduce plastic production and argues ...

As a result, we weren't entirely surprised to find microplastics in fluids of the human reproductive system, but we were struck by how common they were - found in 69% of the women and 55% of the ...

From ocean depths to kitchen shelves, microplastics have infiltrated nearly every corner of the environment. They’ve been ...

There is growing awareness — and alarm — at news that human brains (and the rest of our bodies) contain microplastic ...

Scientists found microplastics in fluids around human eggs and sperm. Plastics from cookware and packaging affect human ...