Agricultural plastic mulch films are widely used around the world to increase crop yields, conserve soil moisture, and suppress weeds. However, once these films are discarded, they can persist in the ...

Agricultural plastic mulch films are widely used around the world to increase crop yields, conserve soil moisture, and suppress weeds. However, once ...

Polypropylene and polyethylene are two durable and affordable plastics commonly used as packaging materials, snack wrappers, ...

Although plastic particles in the air are increasingly coming into focus, knowledge about their distribution and effects is still limited. Chemical analyses from Leipzig now provide details from ...

Scientists at the University of Buffalo (USA) have developed an innovative method for recycling flexible plastics, which ...

Prostate tumors contain more microplastics than healthy prostate tissue, researchers from New York University Langone Health ...

Composition, interactions and resulting inhalation risk of micro- and nano-plastics in urban air. Commun Earth Environ 6, 985 (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02980-0 This research was funded by the ...

Plastic particles smaller than a grain of sand have now been found in human lungs, blood, arterial plaque, and placentas, ...

I spoke with a public health professor and a toxicologist to learn if microwaving leftovers is the reason why microplastics enter our food and body. Pamela is a freelance food and travel writer based ...