Microplastics are an inevitable part of our daily life, as the minuscule pieces of plastic shed and breakdown into our water, air, dust and food. These nano-sized pieces of plastic can be found in ...

A new study found that both natural and synthetic gum shed microplastics, with each piece of gum producing about 100 pieces ...

Plastic is polluting oceans and national park beaches alike, and new studies show that even the tiniest pieces pose a large threat ... “I just try to do a little less laundry,” Toline said. “Marine ...

A new study showed that chewing gum releases microplastics, which can then be swallowed and absorbed by the body.

The small study comes as researchers have increasingly been discovering small shards of plastic called microplastics ...