A short-term randomized trial suggests that reducing plastic contact across food sourcing, processing, packaging, and preparation can quickly lower some plastic-associated chemicals in the body, ...

Scientists have created the first-ever tool to measure how much plastic sneaks into your diet—helping uncover hidden health risks and paving the way for smarter food choices. Research: Plastics in ...

A clinical trial investigating levels of plastic chemicals in the human body has found that a low-plastic diet could be a fast and effective way to reduce exposure. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

Plastics play a fundamental role in modern life, but their resistance to biodegradation makes them very difficult to dispose of. New research reveals how “plastivore” caterpillars can metabolically ...

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If we are what we eat, there’s growing evidence to help explain how nanoplastics and microplastics are in our blood, in our intestines and in some of our organs. Two new studies published this week ...

Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...