Researchers fed five pregnant rats nanoplastics, focusing on the potential effect of ingesting such pollutants. As the “nano-” prefix implies, nanoplastics are very small pieces of plastic, less than ...

Artistic rendering of the new plastic. Cross linked salt bridges visible in the plastic outside the seawater give it its structure and strength. In seawater (and in soil, not depicted), resalting ...

Microplastics have been detected across every part of the planet, including the deep ocean and the Arctic ice, raising growing concerns about their impact on health and the environment. With more than ...