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RFK Jr Says You Have A Spoonful Of Plastic In Your Brain – But Do You Really? We Asked The Expertstop-down view of a metal spoon filled with small, multicolored pieces of plastic

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RFK Jr Says You Have A Spoonful Of Plastic In Your Brain – But Do You Really? We Asked The Expertstop-down view of a metal spoon filled with small, multicolored pieces of plastic
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RFK Jr Says You Have A Spoonful Of Plastic In Your Brain – But Do You Really? We Asked The Experts

clock-iconMay 7, 2026
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Sea Turtles Are Now Nesting In "Plastic Rocks" On A Remote Volcanic IslandPlaces where green turtles lay their eggs are especially sensitive to plastic accumulation and sedimentation (photo: Fernanda Avelar Santos)

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Sea Turtles Are Now Nesting In "Plastic Rocks" On A Remote Volcanic IslandPlaces where green turtles lay their eggs are especially sensitive to plastic accumulation and sedimentation (photo: Fernanda Avelar Santos)
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Sea Turtles Are Now Nesting In "Plastic Rocks" On A Remote Volcanic Island

clock-iconFebruary 27, 2026

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World's First Microfiber Recycling Center Plans To Combat Ocean Pollution At Its Source – Our HomesAn underwater photo showing thousands of pieces of microplastics floating around in what looks like an unpleasant soup.

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World's First Microfiber Recycling Center Plans To Combat Ocean Pollution At Its Source – Our HomesAn underwater photo showing thousands of pieces of microplastics floating around in what looks like an unpleasant soup.
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World's First Microfiber Recycling Center Plans To Combat Ocean Pollution At Its Source – Our Homes

clock-iconJune 20, 2025
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IV Bags Could Be Pumping Microplastics Straight Into The Bloodstream, Scientists SuggestIV bags hanging on a stand

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IV Bags Could Be Pumping Microplastics Straight Into The Bloodstream, Scientists SuggestIV bags hanging on a stand
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IV Bags Could Be Pumping Microplastics Straight Into The Bloodstream, Scientists Suggest

clock-iconMarch 13, 2025
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Microplastic Alert In Great Lakes: Scientists Call For Canada And US To Act On PollutionThe Chicago city skyline on a Hazy Summer Day on the shore of Lake Michigan.

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Microplastic Alert In Great Lakes: Scientists Call For Canada And US To Act On PollutionThe Chicago city skyline on a Hazy Summer Day on the shore of Lake Michigan.
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Microplastic Alert In Great Lakes: Scientists Call For Canada And US To Act On Pollution

clock-iconFebruary 24, 2025
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Brains May Hold More Microplastics Than Livers Or Kidneys – What Does This Mean For Us?A colored illustration showing a human brain on profile covered in many colored dots, indicating microplastics. The brain is set against a blue background which itself is covered in many different colored pieces.

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Brains May Hold More Microplastics Than Livers Or Kidneys – What Does This Mean For Us?A colored illustration showing a human brain on profile covered in many colored dots, indicating microplastics. The brain is set against a blue background which itself is covered in many different colored pieces.
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Brains May Hold More Microplastics Than Livers Or Kidneys – What Does This Mean For Us?

clock-iconFebruary 5, 2025
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Microplastic Concentrations In The Human Body Linked To Multiple Tissue Lesionsrepresentation of microplastics in food, small particles of blue plastic on a spoon

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Microplastic Concentrations In The Human Body Linked To Multiple Tissue Lesionsrepresentation of microplastics in food, small particles of blue plastic on a spoon
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Microplastic Concentrations In The Human Body Linked To Multiple Tissue Lesions

clock-iconDecember 31, 2024
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Why Do Humans Love Watching Fire? Find Out More In Issue 30 Of CURIOUS – Out Nowarticle image

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Why Do Humans Love Watching Fire? Find Out More In Issue 30 Of CURIOUS – Out Nowarticle image
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Why Do Humans Love Watching Fire? Find Out More In Issue 30 Of CURIOUS – Out Now

clock-iconDecember 29, 2024
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Some Teabags Release Millions Of Microplastics That Could Enter Intestinal CellsPhotograph of three plastic tea pyramid bags on a wooden background

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Some Teabags Release Millions Of Microplastics That Could Enter Intestinal CellsPhotograph of three plastic tea pyramid bags on a wooden background
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Some Teabags Release Millions Of Microplastics That Could Enter Intestinal Cells

clock-iconDecember 23, 2024
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New Sponge-Like Biomass Foam Found To Soak Up 99.9 Percent Of Microplasticsplastic trash in the ocean

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New Sponge-Like Biomass Foam Found To Soak Up 99.9 Percent Of Microplasticsplastic trash in the ocean
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New Sponge-Like Biomass Foam Found To Soak Up 99.9 Percent Of Microplastics

clock-iconDecember 13, 2024
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New Biodegradable Plastic Leaves No Microplastic Waste In SeawaterAn artist's rendition of a sheet of the new plastic alkyl SP2 dissolving on exposure to salt water.

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New Biodegradable Plastic Leaves No Microplastic Waste In SeawaterAn artist's rendition of a sheet of the new plastic alkyl SP2 dissolving on exposure to salt water.
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New Biodegradable Plastic Leaves No Microplastic Waste In Seawater

clock-iconNovember 27, 2024
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Microplastics Detected in Wild Dolphin Breath For The First TimeFour people are gathered round a dolphin in the water, while a researcher holds a petri dish about the blowhole. The researcher is wearing a blue long sleeved top, gloves and a large straw hat that covers their face.

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Microplastics Detected in Wild Dolphin Breath For The First TimeFour people are gathered round a dolphin in the water, while a researcher holds a petri dish about the blowhole. The researcher is wearing a blue long sleeved top, gloves and a large straw hat that covers their face.
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Microplastics Detected in Wild Dolphin Breath For The First Time

clock-iconOctober 17, 2024
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Microplastics And Nanoplastics Found In Human Brains In “Pretty Alarming” Amountspile of small plastic particles on the left, closeup of 3D model of human brain on the right with scientist using pen to indicate a highlighted red patch

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Microplastics And Nanoplastics Found In Human Brains In “Pretty Alarming” Amountspile of small plastic particles on the left, closeup of 3D model of human brain on the right with scientist using pen to indicate a highlighted red patch
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Microplastics And Nanoplastics Found In Human Brains In “Pretty Alarming” Amounts

clock-iconSeptember 4, 2024
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Microplastics Have Been Found In Human Penises For The First TimeMacro shot of microplastics on a human finger.

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Microplastics Have Been Found In Human Penises For The First TimeMacro shot of microplastics on a human finger.
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Microplastics Have Been Found In Human Penises For The First Time

clock-iconJune 20, 2024
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Microplastics Found In Human Testicles – And May Be Impacting SpermSperm cells under a microscope, black and white

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Microplastics Found In Human Testicles – And May Be Impacting SpermSperm cells under a microscope, black and white
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Microplastics Found In Human Testicles – And May Be Impacting Sperm

clock-iconMay 17, 2024
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