Birds breathe in dangerous plastics -- and so do we

Birds breathe in dangerous plastics -- and so do we

Microscopic plastic pollutants drifting through the air are lodging in the lungs of birds, a new study finds. Researchers worldwide are increasingly alarmed by how pervasive these harmful particles are in the air humans breathe and the food they eat.

Birds breathe in dangerous plastics—and so do we

A UTA study finds high levels of microplastics in bird lungs, raising alarms about the pollution humans inhale daily