- Plastic shards permeate human brains A study of microplastics and nanoplastics in brains shows an astonishing increase over time sciencenews.org/article/plas... docs.google.com/document/d/1... Shards of plastic less than 200 nanometers long and less than 40 nanometers wide. Credit: Nihart et alMay 7, 2025 22:54