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Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy.

Did you know your washing machines need to be cleaned regularly? As your laundry spins inside your washing machine, your clothes get cleaner, but a residue starts to build up on the inside of the ...

Tiny plastic particles are polluting our oceans, where they can stay for centuries, harming sea life and making their way into the human food chain. These microplastics – fragments of plastic smaller ...

When was the last time you cleaned your washing machine filter? Rest assured that you're not alone if your answer is somewhere between "never" and "Does my washer even have a filter?" While you may ...

If I'm being honest, I never thought about cleaning my washing machine's filter until writing this article (don't judge me). It's one of those out-of-sight-out-of-mind places that's never been on my ...