Microplastics that accumulate in the body may ‘clog up’ immune cells

Microplastics that accumulate in the body may ‘clog up’ immune cells

Research study recommends that microplastic might obstruct immune cells. Here, a microscopic lense image reveals macrophages(blue) using up polystyrene microplastics (green) inside a mouse liver. (Image credit: Ana Codo, Memorial…

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Microplastics may be entering the clouds and affecting the weather, scientists say

Microplastics may be entering the clouds and affecting the weather, scientists say

Giant cumulonimbus clouds in Australia. (Image credit: Steve Christo – Corbis via Getty Images) Clouds form when water vapor — an invisible gas in the atmosphere — sticks to tiny…

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