(Natural News) Australians are ingesting significantly large numbers of small pieces of plastic, called microplastics, inside their homes, according to a recent study published in the journal Environmental Pollution. The study, conducted by researchers from Macquarie University in Sydney, showed that between 22 and 6,169 microplastic fibers were deposited as dust indoors per square meter every day. This […]

(Natural News) A new study of airborne plastic particles finds that microplastic pollution is escalating around the world. Tiny remains of plastic are more ubiquitous than science had known, according to researchers from Cornell University and Utah State University who teamed up for the study. The research findings were published on Monday, April 12, in […]

(Natural News) Experts consider plastic pollution as one of the most pressing environmental problems. Unfortunately, existing studies on microplastics – tiny pieces of plastic – have primarily focused on their impacts on rivers and oceans. Now, a study led by researchers from Utah State University (USU) and Cornell University revealed that microplastics “spiral around the globe” in the atmosphere. In […]

(Natural News) Plastic pollution in the ocean has claimed yet another marine animal as a victim – and in a particularly disturbing way. Gruesome images of a dead dolphin on a beach in Cornwall, U.K. reminded everyone of the deadly threat posed by plastic trash to marine life. Cornish local Simon Heester called in the […]

(Natural News) Vertebrates are not the only marine organisms that accidentally gulp down mouthfuls of the growing number of microplastics in the ocean. Invertebrates like corals and sea anemones also ingest tiny pieces of plastic that they have mistaken for their prey. In a study supported by the Carnegie Institution for Science (Carnegie), researchers learned that […]

(Natural News) Mussels often end up getting contaminated by the vast amount of microplastics that pollute the oceans. A new study showed that the animals successfully expel most of the tiny plastic fibers from their bodies. Microplastics are present in every part of the world’s oceans, even remote areas that are thousands of miles away from the nearest human presence. […]

(Natural News) You may want to reconsider chowing down on the next fish you caught if you spotted plastic trash floating in the body of water. In a Phys.org article, U.K. researchers investigated two separate estuaries and found that one out of every three fish in both areas showed signs of having eaten toxic microplastics. […]

(Natural News) The next time you take a trip to the Mediterranean, you may want to think twice about hitting the famous beaches of the region. A U.K. study warned that microplastic pollution is so prevalent in Mediterranean waters, they are contaminating the sand of coastal areas, an article in the University of Exeter news […]

(Natural News) Mosquitoes and other insects could be carrying an unexpected and completely different type of toxin in their bodies. A new study from the United Kingdom warned that these bugs could turn out to be carriers for microplastic pollution, stated a Scientific American article. The study found that mosquito larvae will swallow tiny bits of […]

(Natural News) Britain’s coastlines are so polluted with plastics that researchers have turned to the public for assistance. An online interactive map of the U.K. will allow anyone to identify and map plastic garbage found on local beaches, reported The Guardian. Researchers from the British Science Association (BSA) cooperated with members of the charity The […]