From your clothing to the water you drink, being mindful of microplastics can help reduce your exposure and health risk.

Astronomers have observed two strange phenomena near the heart of our galaxy where existing explanations run into trouble. A ...

Microplastics are floating in the air around us, surging through rivers and streams and burrowing deep into soils. And now, a ...

On average, these little particles could reduce photosynthesis in plants and algae by up to 12 percent, according to the ...

Microplastics are everywhere — in the beauty products we wear, the cleaning supplies we use and even in the food we eat.

At the big bang, matter was created from the initial energy when it cooled enough for particles to form. But how was space ...

A new University of Maryland study has revealed a coordinated dance of microscopic particles—breaking up and clustering back ...

An international collaboration headed by researchers in the Department of Physics has shown that additive manufacturing ...

A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...

For decades, ship emissions steadily rose as increasing global trade drove higher ship traffic. Then, in 2020, new ...