Over the last 20 years, scientists have come to recognize microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) as a growing form of ...

A new University of Maryland study has revealed a coordinated dance of microscopic particles—breaking up and clustering back ...

Kaitlin Sullivan is a health and science journalist based in Colorado. She's been part of multiple award-winning investigations into health topics including the international medical device industry ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. At this point, it’s common knowledge that bottled water contains microplastics ...

Researchers in Germany and Australia have created a simple but powerful tool to detect nanoplastics—tiny, invisible particles that can slip through skin and even the blood-brain barrier. Using an ...