Most people know microplastic pollution poses a risk to our health, but as Mongabay recently reported, researchers are discovering that marine animals are suffering the same disastrous consequences as ...

Using cameras and artificial intelligence, the system tracks and calculates microplastic movement with high accuracy, within about 6% of manual measurements. This new, open-source technique, now ...

(Nanowerk News) A research team led by Dr. Ho Sang Jung of the Department of Nano-Bio Convergence at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), a government-funded research institute under the ...

Postdoctoral fellow Derek Ho has been nominated for the Frontiers Planet Prize for his research on microplastic detection. The Frontiers Planet Prize — awarded yearly to three international recipients ...

One of the worries about microplastic particle pollution is the possibility that the particles may accumulate harmful bacteria in the environment, then pass those microbes on to us. Well, that ...

We all know that staying hydrated is essential for our health, but what if the water we drink contains tiny pieces of plastic? Recent studies have revealed that microplastics are present in drinking ...

Since the start of commercial plastic manufacture, society has become increasingly dependent on plastics. Global demand has been stoked by its adaptability, stability, lightweight, and affordable ...

Researchers have found microplastics less than 300 m in size in coral skeletons. The team developed a new protocol to extract and detect microplastics and applied it to coral samples from the Gulf of ...

Microplastics pose a great threat to human health. These tiny plastic debris can enter our bodies through the water we drink and increase the risk of illnesses. They are also an environmental hazard; ...

"Has now engaged the scientific community of Earth's biogeochemical cycles." Researchers sound alarm over ominous 'clouds' ...