New findings have some scientists concerned about the technology used to detect tiny pieces of plastic in the body.

A deluge of research has painted a picture of our world being drowned in tiny, inescapable microplastics. Our guilt over plastic particles being found...

A deluge of research has painted a picture of our world being drowned in tiny, inescapable microplastics. Our guilt over plastic particles being found...

Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’...

Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’...

Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’

According to a , microplastics, tiny pieces of debris anywhere from one micrometer to five millimeters in size, are absolutely everywhere in nature....

According to a , microplastics, tiny pieces of debris anywhere from one micrometer to five millimeters in size, are absolutely everywhere in nature....

Studies detecting microplastics throughout human bodies have made for alarming reading in recent years. But last week, the Guardian’s environment...

Scientists have discovered that plastic waste in the Pacific Ocean is now home to marine life. Coastal animals are unexpectedly surviving and even...