Whether you love sweet tea or enjoy a cup in the evening to wind down, tea bags are the star of the show. But when it comes to the porous bags used to steep tea, you may wonder about their lifespan, ...

It's a new day, which means it's time to warn you about yet another product filled with microplastics that could have disastrous consequences on your overall health. In December, researchers ...

That’s one of the many common phrases we hear during CNY, isn’t it? While we recommend exercising to lose weight healthily, some of us may need a little extra boost to shed those kgs off with CNY ...

Drinking tea from plastic-containing tea bags could expose you to billions of nano- and microplastics with every sip, putting your health at risk. Many tea bags contain small amounts of tiny ...

Polymer tea bags release billions of micro and nanoplastic particles during brewing These particles can penetrate human intestinal cells, even reaching the cell nucleus Chronic exposure to such ...

When these tea bags are used to prepare an infusion, huge amounts of nano-sized particles and nanofilamentous structures are released, says the study, which was conducted by the Autonomous ...

Our expert finds the perfect brew for your morning cuppa This week is all about the classic British cuppa, which most of us make with a tea bag. I rounded up 23 boxes from the supermarkets ...

UAB research has characterized in detail how polymer-based commercial tea bags release millions of nanoplastics and microplastics when infused. The study shows for the first time the capacity of ...

But, scientists at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have made a startling discovery — infusing tea through commercial tea bags might be releasing billions of nanoplastics and microplastics into ...

A new study reveals polymer-based tea bags release billions of microplastics and nanoplastics into hot tea. These particles can enter human intestines and spread through the body, potentially ...

Regular ScienceAlert readers will likely know how pervasive microplastics are – getting into human tissue, ancient rock, and bottled water – but it may come as a shock to discover just how many of ...

However, when it comes to brewing the perfect cup, the debate often centres around two options: tea bags and fresh (loose-leaf) tea. Both methods have their pros and cons, but which one is truly ...