Apr 29, 2022 06:30AM
A new study has determined that pharmaceutical drugs polluting the world’s rivers pose “a global threat to environmental and human health.”
A recent report found that methane leak emissions from the oil, gas and coal industries are 70 percent higher than official government estimates globally.
Feb 28, 2022 07:30AM
A study has discovered that microbes in oceans and soils worldwide are evolving to eat plastic.
The harm Styrofoam causes to human health and the planet outweighs its convenience. Here are safer, eco-friendly alternatives.
Nov 30, 2021 07:30AM
A new technique for measuring the presence of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in indoor air has found them in kindergarten classrooms, offices, laboratories and homes.
Jul 30, 2021 06:30AM
Exposure to even moderate levels of traffic-related air pollutants during childhood results in a greater risk of mental illness by age 18, report researchers.
Large investments made to clean up acid drainage into streams and rivers polluted by toxic metals from abandoned mining sites are yielding success.
May 28, 2021 06:30AM
A Dutch company, Crowded Cities, has a device called the CrowBar that trains birds to collect discarded cigarette butts in exchange for food.
Most fireworks are made of non-biodegradable plastics and harmful chemicals, polluting the ground, air and water. Here are some eco-friendly alternatives.
Apr 30, 2021 06:30AM
MARLIT, an open-access web app based on a deep-learning artificial intelligence algorithm, will promote the detection and measurement of floating plastics in the sea.