Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Microplastics are tiny bits of plastic that show up in the environment. Svetlozar Hristov/iStock via Getty Images Plus I am a ...

In today’s world, everything is a source of potential health concern — even water. Here’s what you need to know about minimizing microplastic ingestion via drinking water. A liter of bottled water ...

It's 7:45am. You grab a takeout coffee from your local café, wrap your hands around the warm cup, take a sip, and head to the ...

Cigarette filters release two dozen microfibers upon first contact with water, threatening wildlife and human health.

The reported releases of microplastics ranged from a few hundred particles to over 8 million particles per liter in a new ...

A new study by the University of Vienna shows airborne microplastic emissions are much lower than previously thought, with ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. What’s in your morning cup may be more complicated than it looks. Until recently, I started ...

A new study found that both natural and synthetic gum shed microplastics, with each piece of gum producing about 100 pieces Getty Chewing gum can shed microplastics — and natural and synthetic gums ...

Relax — but learn: Turns out all those peer-reviewed studies warning that micro- and nanoplastics infest your brain, blood and gonads . . . don’t hold up. New analysis finds that all those feats of ...

Ambuj Tewari receives funding from NSF and NIH. The microplastics project is funded by the “Meet the Moment” initiative of the University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ambuj Tewari, University of Michigan (THE CONVERSATION) Microplastics – the tiny ...