According to a new study, microplastics in the air in Xi'an city, China, more than tripled during the time period of their ...

Microplastic particles, or tiny particles of plastic measuring less than 5 millimeters, easily contaminate natural resources and the environment. This includes waterways, the air, and the soil, ...

Flushing with the toilet lid open releases airborne germs that can spread several feet across bathroom surfaces. Closing the lid helps limit exposure to bacteria like E. coli and norovirus, especially ...

Long-term high ultrafine particle concentrations in New York state neighborhoods are linked to higher numbers of deaths. That is the key finding of our new research, published in the Journal of ...

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

A new study from has overturned assumptions about airborne plastic pollution, finding that a rural woodland area recorded ...

Air-polluting microplastics have been found in rural environments in greater quantities than in urban locations, researchers ...

Urban residents are breathing in considerably more plastic particles than previously thought, according to new research. The ...

As plastic pollution worsens worldwide, scientists are uncovering a new and unsettling possibility. Tiny airborne fragments of plastic, known as micro- and nanoplastics, may do more than pollute the ...

On icy roads, studded winter tires can save lives—but they pulverize pavement and fill the air with dangerous, inhalable ...