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Microplastics are everywhere, but are they harming us?

Microplastics are everywhere, but are they harming us?

Tired Earth August 06, 2024

It may be, for example, that microplastics play a role in rising occurrences of some cancers in younger people.

Microplastics found in every human placenta tested

Microplastics found in every human placenta tested

Tired Earth February 24, 2024

Researchers reported finding microplastics in all 62 of the placenta samples tested, with concentrations ranging from 6.5 to 790 micrograms....

Plastic pervasive in food supply, says new study

Plastic pervasive in food supply, says new study

Hannah Steiner May 21, 2023

"We currently don't know exactly what the microplastic flux through the food system is or which levels can be considered....

Rise in ocean plastic pollution 'unprecedented' since 2005

Rise in ocean plastic pollution 'unprecedented' since 2005

Liang Lan March 14, 2023

There are an estimated 170 trillion pieces of plastic in the world's oceans today.

Tiny environmental plastic particles in mom's food reach unborn children

Tiny environmental plastic particles in mom's food reach unborn children

Hannah Steiner March 01, 2023

New research traces plastics from food to placentas to fetal organs.

Up to 90% of marine species could be at high or critical risk if greenhouse gas emissions continue as-is: Study

Up to 90% of marine species could be at high or critical risk if greenhouse gas emissions continue as-is: Study

Debbie Banks August 23, 2022

Nearly all marine species could be at risk of extinction by 2100 if greenhouse gases continue to be emitted at....

Deep in Taiwan's forests, microplastics are found in bear faeces

Deep in Taiwan's forests, microplastics are found in bear faeces

George Scott August 23, 2022

Scientists have found microplastics in bear and deer faeces in Taiwan, highlighting how the tiny flakes and particles are flooding....

Microplastics continue to cause havoc to our environment

Microplastics continue to cause havoc to our environment

George Scott August 20, 2022

New research and footage captured by Murdoch University scientists show how damaging microplastics are to the environment with particles posing....