New evidence shows plant leaves absorb airborne microplastics, a previously overlooked route for the particles to enter crops ...

The number of births in the United States and globally is declining, but houseplants are booming. Since the pandemic, Gen-Z ...

Stomata are small openings made of cells, and the cuticle is a membrane, covered in insoluble wax, that is well suited for absorbing microplastics. Once inside the leaf (Fig. 1), microplastics move ...