We're surrounded by plastics and other synthetic chemicals. Are you aware of these less obvious sources?

Microplastics used to sound like a distant environmental issue, but they're showing up in more places than you'd expect, including the food we eat every day. According to new research, even something ...

Recycled, shredded plastic is pictured in a porcelain soup spoon, equivalent to the amount of microplastic a person could consume every week, based on a recent study by WWF International, in this ...

Consumer Reports has partnered with The Guardian US to create this seven-week Detox Your Kitchen Challenge. Few synthetic substances are as ubiquitous across the globe as microplastics. From the peak ...

New research reveals that common food packaging and utensils can shed microscopic plastics into our food, prompting urgent calls for stricter testing and updated regulations to protect public health.