Microscopic plastic pollutants drifting through the air are lodging in the lungs of birds, a new University of Texas at Arlington study finds. Researchers worldwide are increasingly alarmed by how ...

Microplastics can cause more damage to your airways based on their shape, according to a study published in the Environment International journal. Scientists examined how two different microplastic ...

(CNN) — Thousands of microplastics so small they can penetrate deep into the lungs are in the air you breathe in your home and car, a new study has found. The particles are likely the result of the ...

According to a new study, microplastics in the air in Xi'an city, China, more than tripled during the time period of their ...

A new study estimates that adults inhale up to 68,000 microplastic particles per day inside homes and cars, with most particles small enough to reach deep into the lungs. (Image by Nadiia Yakovenko, ...

Microplastics are ubiquitous in the environment, and we all routinely inhale these tiny pollutants. Now new research published at the ATS 2025 International Conference has found that inhaled ...

(CNN) — Thousands of microplastics so small they can penetrate deep into the lungs are in the air you breathe in your home and car, a new study has found. (CNN) — Thousands of microplastics so small ...