Tiny fragments of microplastics—from clothes, car tires, packaging, and other sources—slip through most water filters. But at a water treatment plant on the coast in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where ...

KAUST researchers developed nanoparticles that remove microplastics and their associated organic pollutants from water. Using a machine learning model they also created, they can predict the ...

For the first time in over 25 years, a comprehensive, grant-funded national test of street sweeper performance took place the second week of July, marking a pivotal moment for the power sweeping ...

New research has come out on how people can decrease the amount of microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) they drink and eat.

Microplastics are everywhere. They have been found on the peak of Mount Everest and in creatures inhabiting the deepest trenches of the sea. They’re in bottled water, human placentas and breast milk.

Plastic pollution is a scourge on Earth because it doesn’t naturally degrade for decades or even centuries. When many plastics break down, they create tiny particles known as microplastics, which are ...

Skimming mechanism of hydrophilic teeth for MP (MP, microplastic) balls / The neighboring concave meniscus induces the Cheerios effect, causing the MP ball to naturally move toward the teeth. The ...

Taylor Leamey wrote about all things wellness for CNET, specializing in mental health, sleep and nutrition coverage. She has invested hundreds of hours into studying and researching sleep and holds a ...