Microplastics

Discover how your favorite gum could be a source of microplastics. From synthetic rubber ingredients to new research findings, learn about the tiny pa...

Rain used to symbolize cleansing, but now it brings plastic particles, polluting water systems. Microplastics enter rainfall due to atmospheric transp...

Those "magic" sponges perform wonders on tough messes, but they hide an unsettling truth: they shed trillions of microplastic fibers into the environm...

Discover the hidden risks of metal bottle caps leaching microplastics into water. Despite aiming to be eco-friendly, these caps introduce plastics int...

We are drenched with ‘fixit’ messages here on the web. Eat less, exercise more. But how come we constantly hear of people doing just that and hey,...

"Sir, due to our new ‘honest food policy’, I am obliged to inform you that your Steak Bernaise has certain ingredients you may not be aware of." What...

A study focused on Barcelona, found that the sustainability benefits of avoiding bottled water far outweighed the perceived health benefits of drinkin...

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered several hundred different chemical substances in tap water stored in reusable plastic bott...

A study focused on Barcelona, found that the sustainability benefits of avoiding bottled water far outweighed the perceived health benefits of drinkin...

Plastics in your coffee? Do you use a plastic kettle?

The number of ‘new’ contaminants in our drinking water is rising. The EPA identified over 600, with safety research on them nowhere to be seen.

A (friendly) alien soon realises that he or she (or it) is talking to a bag of water. Nobel laureate Albert Szent-Gyorgyi takes it even further: “Lif...