(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Taichi A. Suzuki, Max Planck Institute for Biology and Ruth Ley, Max Planck Institute ...
Research led by Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University in China has performed a metadata investigation into the presence of microplastics in humans. They report a concerning relationship between ...
New research presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) reveals the presence of microplastics in human reproductive fluids, raising ...
The community of microbes that live in the gut, known as the gut microbiome, may have fueled the evolution of humans' huge brains, a new study suggests. "Microbiome research has begun to show us ...
Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’ High-profile studies reporting the presence of microplastics throughout the human body ...