The Trump administration has called microplastics​ a "human health threat." The tiny fragments are found in the air, water, ...

Scientists at the University of Maryland are using artificial intelligence to create a biodegradable plastic wrap that ...

Recycled plastics are promoted on everything from water bottles and fleece jackets to shopping bags and yogurt cups. Verifying such claims, however, is another matter because there is no quick and ...

Plastic particles enter our bodies through various pathways and distribute into our organs. Researchers are developing a way to track these particles using wearable spectrometry. By using a spectrum ...

A team of researchers from the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Tartu is creating a wearable ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — As the federal government takes new measures to address microplastics, a team at Florida Polytechnic University is finding new ways to detect the tiny particles in water. “We ...

Nano- and microplastics are increasingly being detected in the human body. However, their detection remains challenging, often relying on invasive techniques and specialized equipment. Researchers at ...

This valuable work identifies a subpopulation of neurons in the larval zebrafish pallium that responds differentially to varying threat levels, potentially mediating the categorization of negative ...