A biodegradable polymer developed by MIT chemical engineers could find use in beauty products and cleansers—and could even ...

Plastic microbeads, those tiny troublemakers found in the personal care products of the early 1990s to the late 2010s, wreak ...

Microplastic pollution is a growing problem that affects both the environment and the food chain. To safeguard our planet, it ...

The full extent of the health impacts of microplastics is not yet known. A 2024 study points to the possibility that they can ...

All over the world, researchers like Magadini are staring through microscopes at tiny pieces of plastic—fibers, fragments, or microbeads—that have made their way into marine and freshwater ...

California Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Bill Moves to Ban Toxic Plastic Microbeads in Cleaning Products and Coatings ...