Browsing: Microplastics

Microscopic particles of plastic have been found across the Earth, from the clouds over Mount Fuji to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. Now, scientists have…

January 22, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmScientists just calculated how many microplastics are in our atmosphere. The number is absolutely shockingA new estimate…

While it may be a belated Christmas present for the petrochemical industry, your article (‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body, 13…

Studies detecting microplastics throughout human bodies have made for alarming reading in recent years. But last week, the Guardian’s environment editor, Damian Carrington, reported on major…

It is true that science is self-correcting. Over the long term this means that we can generally trust its results – but up close, correction can…

Are we being injured and killed by ubiquitous, teeny-tiny shards of toxic plastic? Or aren’t we? For many months, the Guardian has reported a series of…

Good morning. Microplastics are everywhere. They have been found at the top of Mount Everest and in the deepest ocean trenches. They are in our food,…

High-profile studies reporting the presence of microplastics throughout the human body have been thrown into doubt by scientists who say the discoveries are probably the result…

January 7, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm‘Microbubbles’ Help Spread Dangerous Microplastics Through Our Water, Study FindsWater plays a crucial role in how tiny…

Microplastics have been found almost everywhere: in blood, placentas, lungs – even the human brain. One study estimated our cerebral organs alone may contain 5g of…