what are microplastics and what are they doing to our bodies

Honeybees are accumulating airborne microplastics on their bodies https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/honeybees-are-accumulating-airborne-microplastics-on-their-bodies?amp%3Bfbclid=IwAR0ZjVxmPbHBiwoaYwCYl724saYYKJyU_5lBRMbhjYE-qbjAZ7sFitfi8Rk&amp%3BlinkId=149996556&cmpid=org%3Dngp%3A%3Amc%3Dsocial%3A%3Asrc%3Dfacebook%3A%3Acmp%3Deditorial%3A%3Aadd%3Dfb20220128env-resurfhoneybeesmicroplastics 207 comments 29/1/2022 environment

Scientists know our bodies are full of microplastics. What are they doing to us? https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/12/18/nx-s1-5227172/microplastics-plastic-nanoparticles-health-pfas 8 comments 21/12/2024 economy

Microplastics are in many of your body’s organs and tissues. Why they’re so bad and what you can do to stay healthier https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/09/health/microplastic-risk-reduce-exposure-wellness/index.html 64 comments 10/12/2024 environment

Microplastics are in many of your body’s organs and tissues. Why they’re so bad and what you can do to stay healthier https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/09/health/microplastic-risk-reduce-exposure-wellness/index.html 12 comments 10/12/2024 health

Microplastics are in our bodies. Here's why we don't know the health risks https://www.sciencenews.org/article/microplastics-human-bodies-health-risks 12 comments 8/12/2024 health

'They're everywhere': Microplastics in oceans, air and the human body https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/07/03/world/science-health-world/microplastics-oceans-air-human-body/ 18 comments 4/7/2022 worldnews

'They're everywhere': Microplastics in oceans, air and the human body https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/07/03/world/science-health-world/microplastics-oceans-air-human-body/ 185 comments 4/7/2022 worldnews

'They're everywhere': Microplastics in oceans, air and the human body https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/07/03/world/science-health-world/microplastics-oceans-air-human-body/ 40 comments 3/7/2022 environment

Microplastics in the human body: What we know and don't know https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/microplastics-human-body-know-dont-know-rcna23331 4 comments 11/4/2022 worldnews

The Lab Racing to Find Out What Microplastics Are Doing to Our Bodies (Gift Article) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/well/microplastics-health.html?smid=url-share&unlocked_article_code=1.-E4.rkUx.GHqlLnVPiM7G 2 comments 8/4/2025 environment

Microplastic discovered in the bodies of every dolphin, whale and seal studied https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/microplastic-discovered-in-the-bodies-of-every-dolphin-whale-and-seal-studied-1445298-2019-02-02 2318 comments 4/2/2019 worldnews

Microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, cause behavioral changes in mice https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/15/12308 13 comments 29/8/2023 science

Scientists have designed a tiny robot-fish that is programmed to remove microplastics from seas and oceans by swimming around and adsorbing them on its soft, flexible, self-healing body https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/22/scientists-unveil-bionic-robo-fish-to-remove-microplastics-from-seas 37 comments 22/6/2022 worldnews

One of the first large-scale investigations of microplastics in drinking water and if they are absorbed in the body https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/publications/microplastics-in-drinking-water/en/ 3 comments 22/8/2019 worldnews

What Are Microplastics Doing to Our Bodies? This Lab Is Racing to Find Out. Inside a New Mexico lab, researchers estimate there is five bottle caps worth of plastic in human brains. Now they are trying to find out its effects. (Gift Article) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/well/microplastics-health.html?smid=url-share&unlocked_article_code=1._04.pVCs.eeL2IG0a26uj 4 comments 15/4/2025 environment

First evidence of microplastic buildup in bird lungs found in new study - Researchers describe widespread contamination of plastics in the bodies of more than 50 different bird species, with an average of 416 particles in every gram of lung tissues. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304389425001864?fr=RR-2&ref=pdf_download&rr=92151d06590f76dd 29 comments 21/3/2025 science

New research characterised in detail how tea bags release millions of nanoplastics and microplastics when infused. The study shows for the first time the capacity of these particles to be absorbed by human intestinal cells, and are thus able to reach the bloodstream and spread throughout the body. https://www.uab.cat/web/newsroom/news-detail/-1345830290613.html?detid=1345940427095 1042 comments 23/12/2024 science

Microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, cause behavioral changes in mice. The research team has found that the infiltration of microplastics was as widespread in the body as it is in the environment, leading to behavioral changes, especially in older test subjects. https://www.uri.edu/news/2023/08/microplastics-infiltrate-all-systems-of-body-cause-behavioral-changes/ 868 comments 29/8/2023 science

Yoga Pants replacing jeans in women fashion- creating millions of tons of microplastics in environment (See comment for link to additional article)- not to mention untold toxic effects in women's bodies. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/yoga-pants-built-a-48-billion-industry-thats-replacing-jeans/articleshow/66446764.cms?from=mdr 92 comments 21/9/2022 environment

Researches have created a light-activated mini fish robot (15-mm long) that “swims” around quickly(2.67 body lengths per second), picking up and and transport elsewhere microplastics from the environment https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/newsreleases/2022/june/tiny-fish-shaped-robot-swims-around-picking-up-microplastics.html 11 comments 30/6/2022 science

Researchers believe that the current (but not future) levels of microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment are too low to affect human health. A person might accumulate several thousand microplastic particles in their body over their lifetime, while their air pollution exposure is far greater https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01143-3 9 comments 5/5/2021 science

Scientists create a robot made entirely of living cells. 'Xenobots' could be used to clean up microplastics or deliver medication in the body. They can move around, carry payloads, and even heal itself. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/jan-18-ancient-gum-preserves-genome-a-living-robot-wolf-puppies-play-fetch-and-more-1.5429990/scientists-create-a-robot-made-entirely-of-living-cells-1.5430009?cmp=rss 3 comments 18/1/2020 science