Microplastics are floating through the atmosphere and spreading across the globe, but their true origins have been ...

Austin, Texas, has a growing microplastic problem in its soil and bodies of water. Danielle Zaleski, a student at the University of Texas' Jackson School of Geosciences, pulled a core sample from the ...

While this research on the removal of microplastics is new, the tree has been used as a tool for water purification for ...

Billions of plastic particles are released every time you microwave in plastic. Here is what to use instead starting today.

That “magic” sponge under your sink may be hiding an environmental downside. While melamine sponges are famous for ...

A joint effort from HHS and the EPA will examine how microplastics affect human health — and what it may take to reduce ...

Walk across a mudflat at low tide and you might notice small, neat mounds of sediment scattered across the surface. These so-called “chimneys” are the calling card of the humble bamboo worm ...

Timo Rissanen, a fashion and textiles researcher, and associate professor at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, said it is technically possible for the fashion industry to combat the ...

Microplastics — the tiny pieces of plastic that range from the size of a sesame seed to microscopic particles –are increasingly showing up in our oceans, air and on our dinner plates, and this has ...

Spread the loveThe One Earth Film Festival, held on April 27, 2026, brought the community together to confront an environmental challenge that is often overlooked yet pervasive—microplastics. This ...