The “Out of sight, out of mind” saying is often true, but not when it comes to micro or nano plastics. Last month we looked at how microplastics can enter our body through contaminated air, water, coffee, and food. Some of those foods can be canned goods in which...

When I introduce people to the gut microbiome, I begin by sharing that microbes, such as bacteria, are everywhere. They are not something we can isolate ourselves from. They have been found in the depths of the Mariana Trench and the heights of Mt. Everest. But what I...

When I heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch being twice the size of Texas, images of floating trash bags, colorful plastic containers bobbing up and down, and debris as far as the eye could see came to mind. But although my imagination can be quite vivid, it is...