Microplastics which have been used in leave-on cosmetic and personal care products are being overlooked by research and regulators, according to new critical review. Microplastics which have been used ...

One study showed that chewing a piece of gum for as little as two minutes released microplastics into the mouth. 11 Researchers found that even natural gum had microplastic contamination. So, even if ...

“We encounter microplastics everywhere: from trash, dust, fabrics, cosmetics, cleaning products, rain, seafood, produce, table salt, and more.”— Harvard Medicine. In your breath: You’re puffing out ...

Chances are you've heard about microplastics or nanoplastics, the tiny bits of virtually imperceptible plastic in the environment. Also known as microscopic plastic debris, they're formed when ...

Microplastics seem entirely unavoidable: They’re in our tea bags, our food, even our blood. Since plastic doesn’t biodegrade, it continues to break down into smaller and smaller particles—enter micro- ...

Microplastics are all around us, even if we can’t see them. This week, the Possibly team investigates where they come from and why sometimes, they’re even made on purpose.

New research shows that microplastics have been contaminating some freshwater streams decades earlier than previously ...

Microplastics which have been used in leave-on cosmetic and personal care products are being overlooked by research and regulators, according to new critical review conducted by scientists at the ...