Microplastics have infiltrated every aspect of our lives, from the air we breathe to the food we consume, raising alarming ...

Microplastics cause clouds to form in places where they wouldn't otherwise, which is likely to have knock-on effects on the ...

Microplastics might be affecting our weather, making it rain differently than before, according to a recent study by ...

Cloudy Skies Microplastics have once again been detected somewhere jarring as scientists reveal that these tiny plastic ...

Scientists at Penn State University have discovered that microplastics found in clouds cause the water droplets to freeze at ...

Biofilms on microplastics in wastewater treatment systems can act as a refuge for harmful pathogens, according to a new study ...

Scientists have spotted microplastics, tiny pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters, in some of the most pristine environments on Earth, from the depths of the Mariana Trench to the snow on Mt.

撰文丨王聪编辑丨王多鱼排版丨水成文微塑料（Microplastics，MP）是指长度小于5毫米的塑料纤维、颗粒或薄膜，目前已成为遍布全球生态系统的新型环境污染物。人类不可避免地通过饮食、吸入或皮肤接触摄入微塑料，据估计，我们平均每周会摄入0.1-5克的微塑料，这可能对人类健康产生毒性问题。事实上，许多研究已经在人类粪便 ...

On reverse-transcription qualitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), microplastics yielded evidence of harmful bacteria ...

Scientists have made an urgent call for research to establish the risks to health and the environment from particles produced by tyres which are the “leading contributor to microplastics”.

Microplastics have already been found in the remotest parts of the world, including Antarctica - and the plastics could be ...

In a newly published study, we show that microplastic particles can have the same effects, producing ice crystals at ...