Over the past few years, studies have suggested that plastic particles from bottles, food packaging and waste have been detected in human blood ...

A new estimate suggests land sources eject 600 quadrillion pieces of microplastic into the atmosphere every year ...

I n 2016, NASA launched the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) probe, which famously touched down on asteroid Bennu in 2020, before ...

Electrons are usually described as particles, but in a rare quantum material, that picture completely breaks down ...

On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, the coolest library on Earth was inaugurated at the Concordia station, Antarctica. Samples ...

Over the past year, scientists have searched brain tissue, arteries and even joints for the presence of microplastics. The tiny particles, they have found, are ubiquitous in the human body - littering ...

Rhode Island Restoration reports mold remediation is essential for removing mold from homes, ensuring safety, and preventing ...

Optical-based smoke alarms use light instead. They are slightly better at detecting the large smoke particles created by slow ...

Physicists have long relied on the idea that electrons behave like tiny particles zipping through materials, even though ...

Scientists are urged to reconsider misleading signals in topological physics, addressing the 'smoking gun' problem in ...

Claims that microplastics are widespread throughout the human body are now being questioned. Microplastics are real — but ...