The lining on the inside of a nonstick pan is made of plastic. When heated, it can release toxic fumes; when scratched, it ...

Researchers at the University of New Mexico have discovered microplastics in the brain, in testicular tissue, and in the womb."Action 7 News On The Go: Download our app for freeHe also said ...

Researchers expected to find more plastic shards in the testicles of older men in the study, but that wasn’t the case, Campen said. “It seems that in peak reproductive years for men, which is ...

Research found that developing boys exposed to traces of Bisphenol A (BPA) in the womb were six times more likely to receive a full diagnosis by the age of 11. They were also more likely to ...

Microplastics can cross placenta into unborn babies, study shows. Scientists warn it is impossible to stop children ingesting the tiny plastic particles as well as even smaller nanoplastics ...

By then, a whole additional generation will have been born into a polymer world, wrapped in plastic since the womb. About the Author. Zoë Schlanger. Follow.

An artificial womb resembling a plastic bag has been used to keep premature lambs alive for four weeks outside of their own mother's womb and could one day be applied to premature babies.