A new study found microplastics in nearly one-third of fish sampled across remote Pacific islands, with contamination rates ranging from just under 5% in Vanuatu to more than 74% in Fiji.

A third of fish living in the remote coastal waters of the Pacific Island Countries and Territories are contaminated with microplastics, with especially high rates in Fiji, according to an analysis ...

Researchers have found microplastic everywhere they've looked, including the remote sparsely populated island nation of ...

Fish in some of the world's most remote regions are being contaminated by plastic pollution, reveals new research. Microplastics were found in a third of sea life off the coasts of some of the ...

A joint effort from HHS and the EPA will examine how microplastics affect human health — and what it may take to reduce ...

Tiny seafloor creatures play a vital role in coastal ecosystems. New research suggests microplastics may now be interfering ...

Cleanup continues in tornado-scarred communities: 'A lot of damage for an EF-1' The strongest tornado from Tuesday night’s severe weather touched down in Allegan County, carving its way from Otsego to ...

Wastewater from washing machines is considered a major source of microplastics – tiny plastic particles that are suspected of harming human and animal health. Researchers at the University of Bonn now ...

In January, researchers published the findings of their new study in the journal PLOS One, which analyzed 878 fish from 138 species collected from coastal communities on some of the world's most ...

A third of fish living in the remote coastal waters of the Pacific Island Countries and Territories are contaminated with microplastics, with especially high rates in Fiji, according to an analysis ...