They may be nearly invisible to the naked eye, but microplastics are leaving a massive mark on our planet. These microscopic ...

A team of Johns Hopkins engineers has evaluated promising large-scale technologies to filter out a class of harmful industrial "forever chemicals" commonly found in the country's drinking water. Known ...

Clean water forms the foundation of good health, yet many households unknowingly consume water containing various impurities. From chlorine and lead to bacteria and agricultural chemicals, unfiltered ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a bumper crop of home-made and commercially manufactured face masks. Almost daily, new ‘improved’ designs appear in the market, or online.

A multidisciplinary group of engineers and scientists has discovered a new method for water filtration that could have implications for a variety of technologies, such as desalination plants, ...

Climate change and human activity have been putting pressure on water bodies worldwide, and Canada's vast network of lakes is no exception. Over the past decades, increasing nutrient levels have led ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Climate change is fueled by carbon and other harmful chemicals being released into the atmosphere. A Western Michigan University professor is working on a revolutionary way to capture ...

For 49 days, Aldi Novel Adilang was stranded in the Pacific Ocean. The Indonesian 18-year-old, whose job is to maintain a wooden fishing hut off the nation’s coast, became stranded in mid-July when ...