HHS and EPA announce a joint effort to tackle microplastics and pharmaceuticals in the nation's water supply, citing a ...

Nano- and microplastics are increasingly being detected in the human body. However, their detection remains challenging, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A juice carton and a water bottle with open plastic lids stand on a table. Tiny plastic particles are accumulating in human ...

In award-winning journalist Beth Gardiner’s new book, ‘Plastic Inc.,’ she traces how plastic went from a wartime miracle to ...

(CNN) – A new study found human brain samples contain an entire plastic spoon’s worth of nanoplastics. The study was published on Monday in the “Nature Medicine” journal. Researchers studied human ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plastics don’t just pose a threat to the marine environment and people’s health; they jeopardize basic human rights. This is the ...

VIENNA, Austria -- Recent research suggests small pieces of plastic have made their way into the human gut, but some scientists aren't ready to draw any conclusions. In a Medical University of Vienna ...

Plastics don’t just pose a threat to the marine environment and people’s health; they jeopardize basic human rights. This is the framing that a growing number of legal experts, policymakers, and ...