Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The study finds that microplastics disturb the delicate balance of the human gut (Getty/iStock) The study, unveiled at the UEG ...

Plastic has become one of the most useful inventions of the modern age. It keeps food fresh, makes medical equipment safer, and makes daily life conve.

There’s nothing appetizing about plastic, yet most of us consume it daily. Microplastics — plastic debris under 5 millimeters (mm) long — are ubiquitous, found everywhere from food packaging and ...

How might microplastics in the gut impact health? New research investigates. Pictured, 13 August 2025, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Microplastics lie on a filter on the laboratory ship of the ...

Microplastics have been found accumulating everywhere from our water to our body tissues, but many of the claims have come ...

Researchers are trying to understand how microplastics affect our bodies. Our world is filled with plastics. Every time we use plastic, whether in tires, clothing or bags, tiny particles are left ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A mouse study led by University of California, Riverside biomedical scientists suggests that everyday exposure to microplastics — tiny fragments shed from packaging, clothing, and ...

Scientists have detected microplastics in human semen and follicular fluid, the liquid that surrounds an egg in an ovarian follicle. "This is not an isolated finding –– it appears to be quite common," ...

New research has found that microplastics released from food packaging could cause damage to the normal function and health of the liver.