Researcher holding small pieces of micro plastic pollution washed up on a beach. (File/Alistair Berg/Getty Images) Bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay in Florida and Barataria Bay in Louisiana are ...

New research shows that wind carries microplastics from wastewater at far higher levels than scientists initially thought. As the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering rep orted, the microplastics ...

Testing for levels of microplastic contamination in marine plankton aims to help develop new ways to assess and manage the rising global pollution problem, experts say. Researchers examined the ...

It is well known that discarded cigarette butts release nicotine, heavy metals and other toxins into the environment, including natural water systems. Less understood, however, is what happens to the ...

The particles can even find their way to your food.

Plastic and microplastic pollution has become a defining environmental concern of our time; headlines warn that these invisible particles might be infiltrating our food and drink. But how much of this ...

Researchers examine the specific impacts of microplastics on the geophysics of sea foam formation in the critical zone where water meets air in the top layer of the ocean. They devised two simulations ...

Microplastics have already found their way into every environment on our planet, but contamination from this pollution is expected to get increasingly worse. Microplastic pollution could more than ...

It's no secret that microplastics have already infiltrated our lives, and nowhere is this more present than in our own homes. Microplastics - and even tinier nanoplastics - stem from daily tasks like ...

Makeup and skincare products have been overlooked as a key source of microplastic pollution, scientists have warned. While rinse-off products like face scrubs and cleansers have received a significant ...

A new study from the University at Buffalo examines this issue, with findings showing that one cigarette filter can release ...