Sometimes the best inspiration comes from an unlikely source. If you needed fresh evidence, a new microplastic-filtering technology modeled after fish gill arches could soon solve a key problem ...

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 have ...

Nature may hold the key to cleaning the dirty water from our washing machines. Researchers have turned to fish, whose filtration systems have been perfected over millions of years, to design a simple ...

Your washing machine does more than just clean clothes. A reliable machine can help save you time, energy and hassle. If you’re shopping for the best washing machine brands this year, we’ve broken ...