Tiny plastic particles known as microplastics are turning up in unexpected and disturbing places: inside the stomachs of earthworms, slugs, beetles, and other invertebrates that live in everyday ...

Chances are you've heard about microplastics or nanoplastics, the tiny bits of virtually imperceptible plastic in the environment. Also known as microscopic plastic debris, they're formed when ...

Recent research has uncovered a disturbing connection between microplastics in bottled water and serious health risks. These tiny plastic particles, less than 5 millimeters in size, have become a ...

These tiny plastic particles can range in size from 5 millimeters (as small as a pencil eraser) to 1 nanometer, which can’t be seen with the naked eye, the Environmental Protection Agency ...

Experts explain the dangers of microplastics—tiny plastic particles found in food, water, and air. Experts explain the dangers of microplastics—tiny plastic particles found in food, water, and ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- They're in makeup, groceries, our water, and our bodies. As we celebrate Earth Month, Jessica Oley joined Eyewitness News for a conversation about the tiny plastic ...

Pre-cooked rice, often sold in plastic packing, has even higher amounts of microplastics. Rinsing rice in filtered water before cooking may reduce microplastics from 20 to 40 percent.