Microplastic pollution in the body could be fuelling bacteria and viruses’ ability to withstand the effects of antibiotics, ...

"The evidence from experimental studies suggests that microplastics have a detrimental effect on female reproductive health," ...

"This challenges the notion that microplastics are merely passive carriers of resistant bacteria and highlights their role as ...

Current methods to recycle plastics often use expensive catalysts, harsh conditions and produce toxic byproducts. New process converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled ...

Microplastics provide an excellent bacterial breeding ground that may be contributing to the growing problem of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, a new study says.

A four-year study reveals how micro- and nanoplastics interact with human cells, animals, and exposed individuals, uncovering ...

A team of environmental researchers, Earth scientists and pollution specialists at Nanjing University, the Chinese Academy of ...

The microscopic shards of plastic found in every corner of the planet may be exacerbating antibiotic resistance, a new study has found. Bacteria exposed to these ubiquitous fragments, known as ...

Microplastics, like the ones pictured here, have been linked to several health concerns. Researchers from Boston University ...

Microplastics—tiny shards of plastic debris—are all over the planet. They have made their way up food chains, accumulated in ...

Boston researchers found that bacteria exposed to microplastics became resistant to multiple types of common antibiotics ...