Unfortunately, a growing body of research has detected contaminants and microplastics pretty much everywhere, including our tap water. Now, new research has detected microplastics in yet another ...

Regular ScienceAlert readers will likely know how pervasive microplastics are – getting into human tissue, ancient rock, and bottled water – but it may come as a shock to discover just how many of ...

Tea bags could be releasing billions of microplastic particles when brewed, recent research found. The study also found that human cells absorbed the plastic particles, suggesting that microplastics ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Tea bags could be releasing billions of microplastic ...