Most people assume that a hot wash means clean clothes. But new research suggests your washing machine may be underperforming, especially when it comes to killing harmful bacteria. Despite running at ...

But in communities where skin and other infections are common, doing laundry is often part of medical advice. Washing clothes ...

Cleaning your clothes in a washing machine on even a hot water setting of 60°C (140°F) can fail to remove potentially harmful bacteria – a finding that could also be contributing to the rise of ...

Washing at 30°C is sold as a simple green fix, yet engineers say it can quietly choke your machine with sludge. How close is ...

Wastewater from household laundry has become a growing focus for scientists studying plastic pollution. Each wash releases countless synthetic fibers that are too small to see but difficult to contain ...

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