Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Laundry is an important but often overlooked source of microplastics. Credit: Firn/shutterstocj.com (Firn/shutterstocj.com) ...

Washing machines release massive amounts of microplastics into the environment, mostly from worn clothing fibers. Researchers at the University of Bonn have developed a new, fish-inspired filter that ...

Fish have been quietly perfecting a way to sift tiny particles from water for millions of years, and engineers are finally catching up. A new generation of fish-inspired filters now promises to strip ...