Microplastic debris in cosmetics under optical microscopy. Credit: Xiaoguang Duan / Matter Microplastic pollution is becoming a serious problem worldwide and is dangerous for both aquatic life and ...

At Taylor Swift and Beyoncé’s iconic tours last year, countless fans dressed the part by adorning their faces with glitter. But what happens to all that shimmer when the final song ends? Glitter — a ...

Once invisible to most, microplastics have become one of the biggest health and environmental concerns of 2025 — showing up ...

From takeout containers and tea bags to bottled water, gum, and even cheese, these were the most-read microplastic stories of ...

Sunlight makes microplastics leak hidden chemicals into water, creating pollution that spreads far beyond plastic pieces.

Despite being the size of a Post-It note, these tiny fiddler crabs can ingest and break down microplastic particles, ...

Microplastics are prevalent in consumer products and the environment, leading to human exposure through ingestion, inhalation, and skin contact. Research shows microplastics can cause oxidative stress ...

Due to its minuscule size and its ease of scattering, glitter is more harmful than other sorts of microplastics.

Microplastics are everywhere—in our kitchenware, clothes, tea bags, chewing gum, air, and even our brains, hearts, and placentas. Yuck. ICYDK, microplastics are teeny tiny plastic particles that are ...

The comfort of your home kitchen might feel like one of the safest places to prepare a healthy meal. You're chopping ...

Microplastic is pervasive from the surface to the seafloor Using MBARI’s underwater robots, equipped with sampling devices designed specifically for this project, the researchers filtered plastic ...

Daily consumers of bottled water ingest over 90,000 more microplastic particles than people who drink tap water, according to ...