Love it or hate it, almost everyone uses plastic in one way or another. This cheap, durable synthetic polymer is the (almost) perfect material for making water bottles, containers, cutting boards, the ...

Are we being microdosed with microplastics? Tiny pieces of plastic are turning up at the dinner table, and while the long-term health effects are still being studied, the potential risks are raising ...

Tiny plastic particles could be silently increasing your stroke risk. New research finds stroke patients have 51 times more microplastics in their arterial plaque.

Micro- and nanoplastics are emerging threats to human health, with complex exposure pathways and toxicological effects that require urgent research attention.

A groundbreaking study reveals that invisible microplastics in homes and cars may be entering our lungs by the tens of thousands each day, underscoring a hidden risk of modern indoor life. In a recent ...

RADNOR — A new environmental issue has quickly grabbed public attention. In September, Radnor officials will host a lecture on it. The lecture is on microplastics, which are found everywhere, from the ...

Model submarines small enough to rest on your thumbnail will make sure real submarines stay invisible and aid in identifying enemy submarines and other vessels. The U.S. Navy is combining two new ...

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