Investigators who analyzed the published literature have found significant gaps in our understanding of the effects of microplastics

Twenty years ago, researchers made the accidental discovery that BPA had leached out of plastic cages used to house female mice in the lab

How unwanted plastic could help keep us motoring in the future

Researchers have created a material derived from crab shells and tree fibers that has the potential to replace the flexible plastic packaging used to keep food fresh

Hazardous chemicals such as bromine, antimony, and lead are finding their way into food-contact items and other everyday products

Microplastic research must be global and include a greater understanding about the scale, fate, and effects of microplastic pollution at all stages

Second hand toys may not meet the most current safety guidelines for limiting hazardous elements

Scientists are trying to take the pliable nature of plastic in another direction, developing new and renewable ways of creating plastics from biomass

New method can detect microplastics as small as the width of a human hair, using a fluorescent dye

Today, microplastics—bits of plastic under 5 millimeters in size—in cosmetics, cleaning products, and clothes still pollute U.S. waters and build up in oceans