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 ...

In partnership with the National Geographic Society. The inevitable has happened. Microplastics have already been found in birds and fish and whales, so it should have come as no surprise that they ...

It's not exactly appetizing conversation, but a small pilot study on poop is making global headlines. Tiny pieces of plastics invisible to the human eye have been detected in human feces for the first ...

Scientists in Switzerland are cryogenically freezing human feces in a Microbiota Vault, aiming to safeguard microbial diversity for future generations. This initiative addresses the alarming decline ...