You've probably seen them. Those reassuring little green leaf logos on cups, forks, and takeout containers. They whisper ...

Microplastics — the tiny pieces of plastic that range from the size of a sesame seed to microscopic particles –are increasingly showing up in our oceans, air and on our dinner plates, and this has ...

Austin, Texas, has a growing microplastic problem in its soil and bodies of water. Danielle Zaleski, a student at the University of Texas' Jackson School of Geosciences, pulled a core sample from the ...

Previous research found that insects can ingest and absorb pure, unrefined microplastics -- but only under unrealistic, food-scarce situations. Zoologists have now tested mealworms in a more realistic ...

A new Tel Aviv University study has uncovered alarming findings about the spread of microplastic particles in the marine food web. In recent years, numerous studies have examined the dangers of marine ...