Microplastics, tiny plastic particles found in everyday products from face wash to toothpaste, are an emerging threat to health and ecology, prompting a research team to identify what keeps them ...

Phone manufacturers agree that removing your phone from water as quickly as possible helps to minimize how much water comes ...

Hidden within sphagnum moss, commonly known as peat moss, is an adsorbent material that can help us combat oil spills. A study by researchers from China presents a new bio-based oil adsorbent derived ...

Because laundry beads are made with a water-soluble polymer, they don’t dissolve right away in the water. That’s great news ...

What happens if you're a fighter pilot cruising along at 750 miles-per-hour and you need to pee? Historically, you'd need to unbuckle your harness and try to position yourself to urinate in a "piddle ...

Sea ice extent in the Arctic has decreased by about 40 percent since 1979. New technologies are being deployed to regrow it.

The Warrenton Town Council is reviewing a proposed $52.9 million budget for fiscal 2026, a spending plan that will introduce ...