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 ...

Early trials suggest that borrowing from filter-feeding fish anatomy could help curb plastic pollution upstream.

Every load of laundry sends tiny plastic fibers down the drain. These fragments, shed from synthetic fabrics, slip through most wastewater filters and spread through rivers, farmland, and food. But ...

Microplastic fibers from synthetic clothing have quietly become one of the most pervasive forms of pollution in rivers, oceans, and even agricultural soil. Now a new “fish mouth” filter, modeled on ...