Microplastics are now part of the human body, and they don't seem to be going anywhere anytime soon, scientists said. ...

Tiny plastic particles are everywhere - both in nature and the human body. "Microplastics are pervasive in the food we eat, ...

And if you redecorate your home and sand down the old paintwork, the plastic binders in the paint can release microplastics ...

could help transmit toxic chemicals and pathogens into the human body. They also noted that the particles could weaken the immune response of the gut. Plastic manufacturing has skyrocketed around ...

Nanoplastics can enter the brain, accumulate in organs, and trigger inflammation. Learn how these invisible pollutants impact ...

Microplastics and the much smaller nanoplastics enter the human body in various ways, for example through food or the air we breathe. A large proportion is excreted, but a certain amount remains in ...