Scientists are uncovering a surprising way to influence bacteria—not by killing them, but by changing how they communicate.

We rarely stop to think about what really happens when we chew a piece of gum. Beyond the taste or the elastic texture, that simple gesture could be releasing in our mouth tiny plastic particles that ...

Cuong Cao and Keir Carnie reveal how plastic chewing gum releases high levels of microplastics into the body, exposing health ...

Last week, Governor Murphy and six other Governors sent a petition to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) demanding that the agency include microplastics in the next Unregulated Contaminant ...

Do Plastic Cutting Boards Release Microplastics? A recent study published by the Ecotoxicology and Public Health journal evaluated the amount of microplastics found in a food between two different ...

Microplastics—tiny particles now found in food, water, air, and even human tissues—may directly accelerate artery-clogging disease, and new research shows the danger may be far greater for males. In ...

That trusty plastic spatula you reach for every morning might be serving up a side dish you didn't order: microplastics. We know these invisible particles are everywhere -- in the water, the air and ...

Every single dental care product you use is made from plastic — no, that’s not an exaggeration. Toothbrushes have plastic handles and bristles. Floss thread is essentially a plastic string packed in a ...

Swallowing a piece of gum is usually harmless. While your digestive system can't break down the gum's chewy base, the common belief that swallowed gum stays in your system for seven years is just a ...

THEY’RE DOING TO FIGHT BACK. IT’S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO START CHANGING. WHAT WE DO NOW, BECAUSE THE IMPACTS ARE POTENTIALLY REALLY DETRIMENTAL. MICROPLASTICS, TINY BITS OF PLASTIC LESS ...