Plastic Rain: Four Years of Research Reveal Microplastics Now Permeate the Air We Breathe
A new review of 161 studies from 2021 to 2025 shows atmospheric microplastics are globally ubiquitous, dominated by fibers from ...
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Microplastics Overwhelm Liver Immune Cells and Derail Metabolism in Mice
A twelve-week mouse study shows that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate in liver macrophages and disrupt metabolism in strikingly different ways ...
Plastic particles are now inside us, but do they make us sick?
A sweeping review finds micro- and nanoplastics throughout human tissues and plausible mechanisms of harm, while cautioning that definitive proof ...
From Production to Planetary Health: Scientists Map the Full Life Cycle of Global Plastic Pollution
A comprehensive review in National Science Review maps how plastics spread, transform and cause harm across ecosystems and human health, ...
Shattered Plastics Turn More Toxic: Fragmented Particles Grow Chemically Reactive as They Break Down
A new study shows that plastic particles become chemically rougher, more oxidized, and more biologically reactive as mechanical fragmentation shrinks ...
From Field to Fork: Microplastics Are Invading the Food We Grow
A comprehensive new review traces how microplastics and nanoplastics from mulch films, sewage sludge and wastewater travel through agricultural soils ...
Gold Nanorod Microneedles Supercharge Infrared Detection of Microplastics
Researchers in South Korea have built microneedle arrays tipped with clustered gold nanorods that amplify mid-infrared signals more than a ...
Bottled Water Contains Thousands of Plastic Particles, Major Review Finds
A new review finds that bottled water is widely contaminated with micro- and nanoplastics shed mainly from PET packaging, but ...
Plastic Fluff That Eats Plastic: Recycled Polymer Filters Snare Microplastics and Then Get a Second Job
Researchers at the University of Palermo have created porous filters from recycled polypropylene and PET that capture over 96 percent ...
Plastics Reach the Placenta and the Developing Brain, Review Warns
A new review in Pediatric Research synthesizes evidence that micro- and nanoplastics cross the placenta and accumulate during early childhood, ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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