All-natural gear is a necessity if you want to avoid bringing modern pollution to pristine natural environments. Here's what ...

German researchers found that climbers engaging in bouldering are not only rubbing off delicate lichen and mosses during ...

A study led by biomedical scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has shown for the first time that a father’s ...

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"Real solutions mean slowing and phasing out ... production." Researchers make concerning discovery in our clothes: 'Our ...

But new laboratory research, published today by the non-profit Changing Markets Foundation, found that recycled polyester creates 55 per cent more microplastic pollution particles on average during ...

Researchers report wide variation in microplastic properties, even among identical materials, challenging current toxicology ...

At Taylor Swift and Beyoncé’s iconic tours last year, countless fans dressed the part by adorning their faces with glitter. But what happens to all that shimmer when the final song ends? Glitter — a ...

In a Nutshell Male mice exposed to microplastics before conception produced female offspring with insulin resistance on a high-fat diet, while male offspring remained largely unaffected Microplastic ...

Ongoing, fish-inspired research from Germany's University of Bonn could soon make our washing machines more planet-friendly. Professor Alexander Blanke's lab work has been awarded more than $161,000 ...

An environmental coalition and the green home products brand Blueland are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to limit PVA film used in billions of laundry and dishwasher pods each year, saying ...

The “micro” prefix in the word microplastics might lead one to think that these tiny plastic particles, by definition less than 5 millimeters in length, are harmless trifles. And though microplastics ...