Plastic pollution is a growing problem in many reef ecosystems, and its effects are not well understood. Most previous research has focused exclusively on adult corals and their interactions with ...

Greenhouse gases are increasing in the atmosphere. Plastic pollution is proliferating in the environment. Both are bad for the planet — and global warming could be making plastic pollution worse, ...

Certified compostable glitter made from Futamura's NatureFlex films can safely biodegrade after use — helping eliminate a source of persistent microplastic pollution. Glitter consists of small ...

For years we’ve been hearing about how microplastics are everywhere: from our environment to in our foods, and inside our bodies. There’s even talk that as we move into Earth’s next geological era, ...

Tiny fragments of microplastics—from clothes, car tires, packaging, and other sources—slip through most water filters. But at a water treatment plant on the coast in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where ...

Plastic and microplastic pollution has become a defining environmental concern of our time; headlines warn that these invisible particles might be infiltrating our food and drink. But how much of this ...

SARONIC GULF, Greece, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Overtourism and heavy maritime traffic across the Mediterranean are contributing to a rise in pollution in Greece's azure waters, say Greek scientists who have ...

Foot traffic from hikers might be responsible for elevated levels of microplastics in two water bodies in the heart of the Adirondack High Peaks Wilderness, according to a new study. In July, ...

Plastic pellets spilling into Texas waters aren't staying in Texas. They're floating south and ending up on Mexican beaches, according to a new study that tracked their movement using ocean modeling ...

Here’s some bitter news to sip on. Microplastics are impossible to avoid, lurking in everything from the food you eat and the water you drink to the clothes you wear and the cosmetics you apply. Now, ...

REDUCE INFLAMMATION AND STABILIZE BLOOD SUGAR. WE ARE NOW HEARING MORE ABOUT THE DANGERS OF MICROPLASTICS TO OUR BODIES. I SPOKE WITH KOAT UNM, HEALTH EXPERT, DOCTOR ASH, ABOUT WHERE WE CAN FIND THEM ...

CLEVELAND — In the waters of Lake Erie is a small, but abundant threat. Microplastics, plastic particles under 5 millimeters in size. A major source? Doing the laundry. "Really that was our mission ...