Microscopic pieces of plastic are everywhere. Now, they've been found in bottled water in concentrations 10 to 100 times more than previously estimated. Researchers from Columbia University and ...
A new estimate suggests land sources eject 600 quadrillion pieces of microplastic into the atmosphere every year ...
NASA-funded scientists are looking at microscopic ice particles inside hurricanes to determine if they contribute to the storm’s strengthening or weakening. Researchers have discovered that greater ...
BARCELONA, Spain — In a concerning discovery for tea lovers everywhere, scientists have found that a simple cup of tea might ...
Researchers in Germany and Australia have created a simple but powerful tool to detect nanoplastics—tiny, invisible particles that can slip through skin and even the blood-brain barrier. Using an ...
Researchers from Columbia University and Rutgers University found roughly 240,000 detectable plastic fragments in a typical liter of bottled water. The study was published Monday in the Proceedings of ...