A team of researchers at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) recently published a study modeling the effect of tiny plastic particles on the human body, with a particular focus on how these ...

We've all heard about plastic pollution in our oceans, but what about the plastic particles quietly building up inside our bodies? A major European research project called PlasticHeal has taken a deep ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics are now found everywhere on Earth, from ocean depths to agricultural soils and even inside the human body. Yet scientists still struggle to understand what these ...

Microplastics are being found in the human brain, genitalia and even foetuses. We still haven't determined what exactly all these tiny particles are doing to our health, but scientists are already ...

Plastic pollution is no longer an issue affecting only oceans, soil, or the air. A recent scientific study found ...

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Researchers are still seeking to understand how microplastics impact the cardiovascular system. One study’s results identified polymer types in human blood from blood donors and broke down the most ...

Recent research has confirmed that nanoplastics can cross cellular barriers, including the blood-brain barrier (a highly selective, semi-permeable membrane that protects the brain from harmful ...

Charged particles may be small, but they matter to astronauts. NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) is investigating these particles to solve one of its biggest challenges for a human journey to Mars: ...