WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is moving to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws, declaring that paper ...

President Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to return to using plastic straws. “We’re going ...

The research team collected sand at a depth of 5 centimeters from an area of 2,500 square centimeters. Researchers report ...

The olfactory nerves run from the inside of the nose, through the skull, and then directly into part of the brain called the ...

University of Waterloo researchers have pinpointed for the first time how microplastics accumulate in coral reefs, a key step ...

A new study found microplastics in the liver and kidneys of 52 people who had died – but the brain had the highest proportion of microplastics of all organs studied. The amount of tiny shards of ...

Microplastics pose a threat to heart health, causing harmful changes in vascular cells and increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases like atherosclerosis.

People diagnosed with dementia have up to 10 times more microplastics present in their brains than those without the condition, a new study has found.

Fish also suffer harmful effects from eating microplastics. Microplastics can damage their intestines, gills, and brain among ...

Research reveals rising levels of microplastics in human brains, prompting concerns about their impact on health.