Microplastics

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Inside the mouth of this anchovy, plankton particles are captured by the gill arch system.

Sardine-inspired washing machine filter removes 99% of microplastics

Stack of plastic bottles for recycling against blue sky

Easier plastic recycling is on the horizon

a plastic bag and other garbage on a shoreline

Plastic bag bans work, new study shows

By Lauren Leffer

African Woman Blowing Bubble Gum Playful Portrait

Chewing gum can shed hundreds of microplastics into your mouth

Tiny pieces of plastic were found lodged in blood vessels in the brains of mice.

Microplastics look like a ‘car crash’ in mice brains

Modern Kitchen with wooden table, kitchen utensils, cooking pots and others, white background.

Recent panic over black plastic started with a math error

Turns out, micro and nano plastics degrade differently.

Scientists finally get a 3D view of degrading microplastics

By Mack DeGeurin

Microplastic pile close-up

Every human semen sample contained microplastics in new study