Microplastics are everywhere, and the numbers keep rising. Why? The obvious answer is that there are more of them — but that ...

RFK Jr. and the EPA head "declare war" on microplastics, adding them to the drinking water contaminants list and launching ...

Tiny plastic particles aren’t just choking oceans and cities—they’re quietly infiltrating forests too. Scientists discovered that most microplastics arrive through the air, settling onto treetops ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said they plan to study ...

The Environmental Protection Agency also added microplastics to its contaminant candidate list for the first time.

Plastic and fossil fuel corporations have long pushed recycling as a solution to plastic pollution, when in reality, ceasing plastic production is the core solution. Inevitably, some recycling may be ...

President Donald Trump’s administration announced Thursday it wants to fund research on microplastics and pharmaceuticals in public drinking water and examine their potential health impacts. The ...

How do microplastics and pharmaceutical medications affect the safety of the nation’s tap water? It’s a question the US ...

Bengaluru: A study by researchers from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Vellore Institute of Technology has detected ...

We all know that staying hydrated is essential for our health, but what if the water we drink contains tiny pieces of plastic? Recent studies have revealed that microplastics are present in drinking ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified a hidden source of error in microplastic measurements: the gloves ...