Early trials suggest that borrowing from filter-feeding fish anatomy could help curb plastic pollution upstream.

"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 ...

Wastewater from washing machines is considered a major source of microplastics – tiny plastic particles that are suspected of harming human and animal health. Researchers at the University of Bonn now ...

It’s one of nature’s healthiest wild foods, the backbone of a major industry in the Pacific Northwest and deeply embedded in the diets and cultures of Indigenous people in the region. But it, too, has ...

It’s one of nature’s healthiest wild foods, the backbone of a major industry in the Pacific Northwest and deeply embedded in the diets and cultures of Indigenous people in the region. But it, too, has ...

A new study has, for the first time, recorded and measured just how fast microplastics move through the gut passage of a key ...

Discover how microplastic pollution is silently disrupting the ocean's ability to absorb carbon. Learn how these tiny ...

GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has received a grant to study microplastics found in fish from Lake Michigan and the Bay of Green Bay. Officials say these tiny plastic ...

While plastic is generally discussed as an environmental issue it has become a significant health threat infiltrating both ...

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