Plastic cookware is common in many kitchens, but there are alternatives. Products like stainless steel skillets, frying pans ...

Microplastics have even been found inside our bones – but what impact are they having on our health? Here's everything we ...

Those microplastics could be a factor in rising rates of depression, dementia, and other mental health disorders around the world, the researchers argue. Meet the experts: Clifford Segil, D.O., is a ...

A team of researchers compared traditional microplastics made of polypropylene and polyethylene to biodegradable versions.

Another recent study found that microplastics can harm the digestive, respiratory, endocrine, reproductive, immune systems, ...

The study added to a growing understanding and body of research about the health impacts of microplastics. For instance, a ...

Microplastics are a growing concern globally. These tiny pieces of plastic are found in the sea, land, and air — and, ...

Those microplastics could be a factor in rising rates of depression, dementia, and other mental health disorders around the world, the researchers argue.

You could be inhaling more than 71,000 microscopic plastic fragments every day while at home or cruising in your car, a new ...

Microplastics are plastic fragments less than five millimeters in size, while nanoplastics are even smaller, less than 100 nanometers - less than the size of a human hair.

As far as avoiding microplastics, "the steps you can take don’t require a Ph.D. in chemistry and you don’t need to break the bank to implement them,” Trasande says.

Microplastics have been discovered in human follicular fluid and semen, according to new research, raising concerns about possible risks to reproductive health.