One more reason to kick butts. Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the US, according to the CDC, causing ...

Cigarette filters release two dozen microfibers upon first contact with water, threatening wildlife and human health.

About 60% of garments around the world are made from oil, which then gets turned into fabrics like polyester, nylon yarn. But when they’re washed, these fabrics release tiny fibers, called microfibers ...

"If these fibers impair their growth, other food plants may struggle, too." New study exposes troubling link between ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Laundry washwater is a major source of microplastic fibers that can end up in water and soil. Venca-Stastny/iStock via Getty ...

A recent study found that a single pair of used blue jeans can release, on average, 56,000 microfibers per wash. DigiPub / Getty Images Just one pair of blue jeans sheds a staggering 56,000 ...

Throw a polyester sweater in the washing machine and it’ll come out nice and clean, but also not quite its whole self. As it rinses, millions of synthetic fibers will shake loose and wash out with the ...

Approximately 60% of the clothing we wear consists of synthetic fibers made from plastic including acrylic, nylon, and polyester. These ubiquitous fibers are used in everything from moisture-wicking ...

When you wash your synthetic clothes, they shed microfibers. Once the clothes are clean, most of those tiny fibers are on their way to your local waterway unless you have a filter on your washing ...

A study quantifies the presence of textile microfibers in south European marine floors. Researchers analyzed the amount of these colored fibers, which vary between 3 to 8 mm but are extremely fine, ...

Without synthetic, plasticky fabrics, we’d have no yoga pants for yoga-ing, no stretchy socks, no water-wicking sweatshirts. We may wear these plastic-infused clothes once, throw them in the washing ...

Tiny fragments of plastic in the ocean are consumed by sea anemones along with their food, and bleached anemones retain these microfibers longer than healthy ones, according to new research. The work ...