
nanoplastics
Health & Environment
Nanoplastics become more harmful after being outdoors
March 23, 2026 • 4 min. readFirst-of-its-kind study finds exposure to weather and the environment changes nanoparticles’ shape and surface chemistry over time.
What’s in your salad? Crops exposed to nanoplastics may boost heavy metal intake
March 17, 2026 • 4 min. readResearchers are uncovering how nanoplastics and heavy metals interact in a controlled hydroponic model, revealing new insights to food safety.
Health & Environment
Chemicals might be hitching a ride on nanoplastics to enter your skin
Oct. 16, 2025 • 4 min. readResearchers discover that environmental coatings on microscopic plastic particles help them evade immune responses in skin cells.