Scientists found that microplastics can change the bacteria living in our gut. These changes may affect digestion, immunity, ...

Bones sometimes retain the memory of our environment. Researchers have just discovered that our skeletons could be marked by an invisible pollution: microplastics. These tiny fragments, ...

A new study shows microplastics can alter gut bacteria, mimicking changes linked to depression and colorectal cancer ...

Austrian researchers find microplastics can alter gut microbiome, possibly raising risks of bowel cancer and depression, ...

New research, utilizing advanced imaging techniques, has revealed that people may be ingesting tens of thousands of ...

Microplastics are turning up everywhere — from our oceans and food supply to vital organs like the brain and liver. Researchers at the University of Miami have even found them in penile tissue from ...

"A significant body of research suggests that microplastics can reach deep into bone tissue, such as bone marrow, and ...

In a recent study published in the journal Brain Medicine, researchers identify dietary and lifestyle-based strategies that may reduce human exposure to microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs). Chicken ...

Eating plastic to feel fuller and drinking alcohol to improve foreign language skills are the suggestions of award-winning studies at the tongue-in-cheek 2025 Ig Nobel prize ceremony.

Bottled water is a daily purchase for some and a luxury for others. Find out why people in the US love buying plastic water ...