Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A juice carton and a water bottle with open plastic lids stand on a table. Tiny plastic particles are accumulating in human ...

A recent study has uncovered compelling evidence suggesting that the climate effects of new particles in urban areas have been significantly underestimated. Particles play a crucial role in climate ...

Microplastic pollution and other anthropogenic pollutants are widespread and have a significant impact on organisms in the lower trophic levels that support marine ecosystems, and their effects are ...

The crystallisation of lipids in suspensions is influenced by the presence of the suspended material, in contrast to crystallisation in bulk lipids. In this research, the impact of carbohydrate ...

Long-term high ultrafine particle concentrations in New York state neighborhoods are linked to higher numbers of deaths. That is the key finding of our new research, published in the Journal of ...

Tea bags could be leaching billions of plastic particles into every cup – sparking fears of potential health risks. Scientists warn microscopic fragments, known as microplastics and nanoplastics, can ...

It’s become common to read that microplastics – little bits of plastic, smaller than a pencil eraser – are turning up everywhere and in everything, including the ocean, farmland, food and human bodies ...