"This is really forcing us to re-evaluate everything we think we know about microplastics in the body. Which, it turns out, ...
Researchers say some widely reported findings of microplastics in human organs may be false positives Critics warn rushed ...
Microplastics may not be quite as deeply embedded in our bodies as some headline-grabbing studies have suggested. A growing ...
Microplastics are everywhere. We drink them in our water, we eat them in our food, we breathe them in our air, leading to – ...
Recent studies reveal microplastics in human blood and organs, raising health concerns. Explore how these particles enter the ...
Some scientists are coming out against the studies that claimed to have found alarming amounts of microplastics in human ...
Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’ ...
Scientists were certain that nanoplastics (synthetic polymers ranging from 1 nm to 1 μm, according to the National ...
“From what we know about actual exposure in everyday life, it is not biologically plausible that that mass of plastic would ...
A review study conducted by Brazilian researchers found growing evidence that microplastics can reach and build up in human bone tissue, potentially disrupting bone metabolism. Lab and animal studies ...
An expert review published in the Lancet in August called plastics a “grave, growing and underrecognised danger” to human and ...
A review of more than 140 studies found that many micro- and nanoplastics in bottled water don’t come from the water itself, ...