Industry Executives Knew For Decades That Microplastics Were Infiltrating the Human Body

Slashdot
By BeauHDOct 27, 2026, 3:00 am87 ptsTrending
Susanne Rust of the Los Angeles Times reports (paywalled) that industry executives knew for decades that microplastics were infiltrating the human body. Slashdot reader joshuark shares an excerpt from the report: Scientists today say we're just beginning to understand the harm that the tiny bits of plastic we…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- x.com
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on Tech News Tube

Tesla appears to be preparing to sell US-built Model 3s in Canada again

Electrek

Tesla appears to be preparing to sell US-built Model 3s in Canada again 130

Cadence raises 2026 outlook as AI design demand drives record backlog

Digitimes

Cadence raises 2026 outlook as AI design demand drives record backlog 129

Intel to acquire quantum computing software firm Classiq

Digitimes

Intel to acquire quantum computing software firm Classiq 128

OpenAI announces three big science discoveries and a new way to work with academics

The Verge

OpenAI announces three big science discoveries and a new way to work with academics 125

How OpenAI turned its coding tools into dots, an always-on personal assistant

TechCrunch

How OpenAI turned its coding tools into dots, an always-on personal assistant 123

The Anthropic IPO filing: 14-fold 1H26 revenue growth behind a US$80.75 billion paper loss

Digitimes

The Anthropic IPO filing: 14-fold 1H26 revenue growth behind a US$80.75 billion paper loss 115

FANUC raises forecast as AI, automation demand drives record revenue

Digitimes

FANUC raises forecast as AI, automation demand drives record revenue 113

Google's Gemini 4 Argon may be overkill for most tasks

TechRadar

Google's Gemini 4 Argon may be overkill for most tasks 112

About Tech News Tube

Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.

Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.

Featured

‘You want to control your own AI’:…

‘You want to control your own AI’: Pegasus spyware founder tells governments…

AWS, Google challenge CUDA as AMD, Intel…

AWS, Google challenge CUDA as AMD, Intel cut AI switch costs

Inside SKT’s push to turn SK Hynix’s…

Inside SKT’s push to turn SK Hynix’s fabs into an AI business

Anthropic's IPO filing puts TSMC, HBM,…

Anthropic's IPO filing puts TSMC, HBM, direct leasing at the center of AI…

Celestica's AI growth puts capacity in…

Celestica's AI growth puts capacity in focus as revenue outlook reaches US$40…

iPhone Lockdown Mode: The pros and cons…

iPhone Lockdown Mode: The pros and cons of enabling Apple's security feature

World's largest cargo drone packs a…

World's largest cargo drone packs a 50-foot wingspan and 4,000lb payload — but…

OpenAI Trumpet’s 3 More Math and…

OpenAI Trumpet’s 3 More Math and Science Results, Along With a New Plan for…

DIGITIMES Insights: AI servers move…

DIGITIMES Insights: AI servers move toward 800V DC as vertical power delivery…

Nvidia reveals its mega DSX POD modular…

Nvidia reveals its mega DSX POD modular 'AI factory' — so could the latest…