Microplastics from laundry are a bigger problem than most of us realize, with a single household releasing up to 500 grams a ...

"During food intake, the water flows through the permeable funnel wall, is filtered, and the particle-free water is then released back into the environment via the gills," explains functional ...

It was a year of growing challenges as well as comeback stories in the Great Lakes. While Detroit welcomed a large new park, ...

An invention born from a contest at England's University of Surrey might be swimming us closer to cleaner oceans. Researchers have created a robotic fish that doesn’t just collect plastic pollution; ...

Pollution is one of the biggest problems facing planet Earth, a consequence of poor practices and decisions made by humankind ...

Ryan Thoni, curatorial associate in the department of ichthyology at the American Museum of Natural History, works with student Yuki Chen as part of a program that exposes young people to science ...

A technology using bubbles —to clean up plastic pollution in waterways could be making its United States debut at the Grand ...

Plastic waste is projected to triple by 2060, with its use known to impact health and cause damage. It is a topic for world leaders meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, who this week have been discussing a ...

"The Problem With Plastic" is both a call to arms and a thorough look at the far-reaching effects of plastic production.

Microplastic fibers from synthetic clothing have quietly become one of the most pervasive forms of pollution in rivers, ...