Researchers identified up to seven types of plastic in bottled water, 90% of which are small enough to enter the bloodstream and impact...

Clothing retailers like Zara, Forever 21, and H&M make cheap and fashionable clothing to satisfy the needs of young consumers. Yet, fast...

Staring down the lens of a microscope, researchers at the University of Galway examining water samples see tiny, coloured flecks floating...

Research published on Tuesday found that three species of baleen whales are particularly exposed to microplastic pollution, swallowing...

Every year, more than 8 million tonnes of plastic waste enter the oceans. Microplastics, just like any other type of plastic, can take...

Today, there are 500 times more microplastics in the world than stars in our galaxy, a clear sign that the plastic pollution epidemic has...

Microplastics have been found in snow close to the peak of Mount Everest. Humanity has now polluted every corner of the world, from the...

If you are drinking coffee while reading this story, you’re likely ingesting a few micrograms of plastic. The same is true if you’re...

In recent years, microplastics have been appearing in news headlines with the same creeping ubiquity with which they permeate our...

Plastic Free Seas, a Hong Kong-based environmental charity, is calling for an investigation into the source of the black granule...

A new research technique now allows for microplastic and nanoplastic particles to be discoverable in human organs. This will allow...

The impacts of human activity on our oceans have been so tremendous, it is difficult to capture the breadth of it all. From the pacific...

New research suggests that the amount of ocean microplastic pollution has likely been vastly underestimated, and that there are at least...