Fish have been quietly perfecting a way to sift tiny particles from water for millions of years, and engineers are finally catching up. A new generation of fish-inspired filters now promises to strip ...

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 ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va.-For years, when biologist Laurie Sanderson peered into the mouths of filter-feeding fish, what she saw was a puzzle. How did such fish, from the foot-long menhaden to the 42-foot ...

Washing machines release massive amounts of microplastics into the environment, mostly from worn clothing fibers. Researchers at the University of Bonn have developed a new, fish-inspired filter that ...

Which Fluval aquarium filters are best? Fluval filters are some of the best aquarium filtration systems on the market. This brand is one of the leaders in aquarium technology. Fluval filters are ...

The ancient evolution of fish mouths could help solve a modern source of plastic pollution. Inspired by these natural filtration systems, scientists in Germany have invented a way to remove 99 percent ...