Parents pressed for time and dealing with a hungry infant or toddler might be tempted to put a plastic container of baby food into a microwave for a quick warming. But they may want to think twice ...

Scientists are increasingly blunt about a habit that once felt harmless: heating leftovers in plastic. As research on ...

The fastest way to heat food and drink might also rank as the fastest route to ingesting massive quantities of minuscule plastic particles, says new research from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Warming up those leftovers in a microwave could put your health at risk. A new study out of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln found that billions of nanoplastics are released when you microwave ...

In a set of experiments, the researchers found that microwaving plastic baby food containers available in grocery stores can release large numbers of tiny plastic particles, in some cases more than 2 ...