It seems as though every few days another article is published about plastic found lodged in a remote corner of the globe or a remote human organ. Tiny pieces of plastic -- micro- or nanoplastics -- ...

Scientists are finding that coffee pods and cups may contribute to this problem. Many coffee pods and single-serve cups ...

Findings show that shellfish, beer, salt, and even produce carry some of the highest concentrations of microplastics in the human diet. But there are ways to mitigate exposure. Microplastics — plastic ...

Source: Marek Pavlik / Unsplash Microplastics have become an unavoidable part of our daily life, embedded in packaging and clothing, and found in our oceans, in the air we breathe, and in the water we ...

Imagine a remote Galapagos beach, where iguanas stomp around between fishing nets, flip flops, baseball caps and plastic ...

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Plastics are everywhere across the world, and have been for decades. But over the past few years, scientists fear that tiny pieces of plastic known as microplastics are polluting the globe and pose ...

While it’s generally OK to store food in plastic containers labeled with a 1, 2, 4, or 5, you should try to use glass. Plastic marked with a 3, 6, and 7 should be used minimally around food to limit ...