Matter Industries founder Adam Root has developed a filter to trap microfibres at home and on an industrial scale. But is it just a drop in the ocean?

Microplastics are so widespread that they’ve been found everywhere from oceans and farmland to human blood and lungs. But for ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Microplastics are everywhere, even in the air we breathe—and we're ...

If you’ve been wondering how to avoid microplastics in everyday life, your laundry room is a surprisingly important place to ...

Researchers found microplastics in every frog tadpole sampled in the Amazon rainforest. Learn what this means for ...

Hidden plastic in clothes: Most modern garments contain synthetic fibers like polyester and nylon that shed microplastics with every wash and dry. Why laundry pollution matters: Microfibers from ...

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Tossing used contact lenses down the sink or toilet could be contributing to microplastic pollution in waterways, according to researchers at Arizona State University. However, they say it's one ...

Hidden household culprit: Laundry machines and dryers release hundreds of thousands of synthetic microfibers per load, many of which evade wastewater treatment and enter ecosystems. Environmental ...

A single load of laundry can release several million microfibers. Here’s a few tips to keep your clothes from shedding this type of pollution. The most common microplastics in the environment are ...

As rain falls, lurking within stormwater runoff are hidden microplastics, polluting the water sources they drain into. Even ...

Testing for levels of microplastic contamination in marine plankton aims to help develop new ways to assess and manage the rising global pollution problem, experts say. Researchers examined the ...