The link between a diet high in ultraprocessed foods and poor mental health, as well as cognitive decline, has been well-documented — and a new paper published Tuesday offers a theory about why they ...

Plastic pollution is one of the most defining environmental challenges of our time. Despite efforts to recycle or responsibly dispose of plastic, vast garbage patches in the oceans continue to grow, ...

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Plastics are ubiquitous in products we use every day, and recent studies have begun to reveal the effects of micro- and nanoplastics (MPs and NPs) on the health of humans and animals. Much research on ...

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Furniture, clothing and food packaging can all shed tiny particles that can end up in our bodies. Credit...Ryan Jenq for The New York Times. Set design by Laura Woolf. Supported by By Sarah Sloat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Switching from plastic to glass food containers is an easy step to cut down on your microplastic exposure. But just because we ...

To track the course of inhaled microplastics and their even smaller counterparts, nanoplastics, the study authors constructed a detailed computer model of the human respiratory system from the nose to ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google In February, scientists discovered a spoonful of microplastics lurking in human brains. Previous research detected the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A clear glass of green tea with a spoon and tea bag inside. Seafood is just one type of food that's more likely to contain ...

A new study found that college students who leaned on takeout were loaded with microplastics, and that exposure was linked to microbiome shifts tied to health concerns. Researchers in China studied ...