Nagpur: As ‘Plastic Free July' begins, experts are raising an alarm over emerging evidence that microplastics — tiny ...

Brazilian researchers discovered unborn dolphin calves already carry toxic metals absorbed from their mothers before birth.

These tiny plastic particles are increasingly showing up not only in our food but also in our bodies (Heads up: they’ve been found throughout the body, from the brain to the blood, liver and placenta ...

Critical food recalls hit Trader Joe's cheese and Kilwins chocolate. Learn which products pose health risks and what you need ...

A new study claims wide-scale use of nanotechnology in our food. Friends of the Earth Australia, who commissioned the research, says it's not safe for human consumption and wants products using it ...

Highest levels of microplastic pollution recorded in 12-km riverbed section. The main sources were identified as runoff from ...

The study has identified runoff water from washed clothes, small pieces of fabric, plastic packaging materials and tyres as ...

Lucknow: A recent study conducted by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), an environmental research body, has found that ...

Our world is filled with plastics. Every time we use plastic, whether in tires, clothing or bags, tiny particles are left behind. Researchers at RTI International in North Carolina are studying how ...

Microplastics get into your body through food, water, and air, says Stephanie Wright, PhD, a senior lecturer in environmental toxicology at Imperial College London. Given the amount of air humans ...

As a scientist and a gay dad, I suppose I’m expected to throw my hat in the air, celebrating the news that the offspring of ...