Plastics revolutionized medicine. But what we once saw as miraculous has now become a silent threat—one we can no longer ...

Tap water and even bottled water contain microplastics. Installing a high-quality filter, such as a reverse osmosis system or ...

Boston University researchers discovered that microplastics bolster bacteria's antibiotic resistance. The tiny plastic fragments, omnipresent on Earth, facilitate bacterial biofilm creation, thwarting ...

In a startling discovery, a team of Boston University researchers found that bacteria exposed to microplastics became ...

Microplastics are floating in the air around us, surging through rivers and streams and burrowing deep into soils. And now, a ...

Researchers were stunned to discover that bacteria's antimicrobial resistance is strengthened when exposed to plastic ...

"More studies are needed to fully understand the risk." Scientists make alarming discovery about health risks for people ...

Compost applied to agricultural soils in Australia each year contains tonnes of microplastics, our research has revealed.

Microplastics, found in everything from bottled water to meat, may be damaging our hearts, according to a new study.

A new study from researchers at Boston University found microplastics may play a role in the spread of drug-resistant ...

Microplastics are everywhere, even in our brains but experts explain how we can limit our exposure to these insidious ...

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