Despite the planet's growing plastic pollution crisis, petroleum-based polymers have become an integral part of modern life. They make cars and airplanes lighter and more energy efficient. They ...

People who drink from disposable water bottles may be ingesting many more tiny plastic particles than scientists previously thought, according to new research. A study published Monday estimates that, ...

Plastic bottles are not only piling up in our landfills and oceans. Research shows they also shed invisible plastic particles that end up in our bodies. A new study found that a one-liter bottle of ...

Microscopic pieces of plastic are everywhere. Now, they've been found in bottled water in concentrations 10 to 100 times more than previously estimated. Researchers from Columbia University and ...

Plastic water bottles contain particles that may be dangerous to your health. Here's what to know. (Getty Images) Scientists from Columbia University are raising alarm bells about the amount of small ...

Is it true that you should not drink from plastic water bottles left in a hot car? Microplastics — plastic particles smaller than 5 millimeters — are in our food, water, clothing, personal care ...

Against the backdrop of a "dangerously hot" July and August, experts in East Texas warned of an insidious heat-related risk lurking in a seemingly benign item, KLTV reports. AccuWeather indicated ...

At this point, it’s common knowledge that bottled water contains microplastics — fragments of the insidious material that can be as small as a bacterial cell. But the problem is much worse than ...