Tests on major brands of bottled water have found that nearly all of them contained tiny particles of plastic. In the largest investigation of its kind, 250 bottles bought in nine different ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) says such particles in drinking water do not appear to pose a risk. But the WHO said the findings were based on "limited information" and it called for greater ...

A University of Illinois study has new findings concerning the fate of microplastics and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, ...

Microplastics are not a new problem. But scientists are just beginning to understand their behavior and properties. By ...

Filter feeders are everywhere in the animal world, from tiny crustaceans and certain types of coral and krill, to various mollusks, barnacles, and even massive basking sharks and baleen whales. Now, ...

Microplastics, tiny plastic particles, are found almost everywhere—in the air, soil, oceans, and even inside our bodies.