VIENNA, Austria -- Recent research suggests small pieces of plastic have made their way into the human gut, but some scientists aren't ready to draw any conclusions. In a Medical University of Vienna ...

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There's a good chance a dose of tiny plastic particles has taken up residence in your gut, a new, small study argues. Microplastics, as they are called, were found in stool samples from a handful of ...

For many years scientists and health experts have been speculating about the potential health implications of ingesting microplastics, the tiny particles of the processed material that can end up in ...

This is Mike’s fourth entry in the series “Grist dared me to make a change.” Read the first, second, third, fifth, and sixth here. And support his dare with a gift to Grist! I mentioned my dog, Hank, ...

VIENNA, Austria -- Recent research suggests small pieces of plastic have made their way into the human gut, but some scientists aren't ready to draw any conclusions. In a Medical University of Vienna ...