Vast amounts of plastic debris accumulate on beaches across the Seychelles and other small island developing states. Observational analysis (for...
For millions of years, nature has basically been getting by with just a few elements from the periodic table. Carbon,...
Over 50 billion tons of sand is mined every year—and it’s pushing species to the brink of extinction. Researchers found...
Eating one freshwater fish caught in a river or lake in the United States is the equivalent of drinking a...
Frequent visits to urban green spaces, such as parks and community gardens in Finland, rather than the amount, or views...
Over 80% of premature deaths caused by small smoke particles in the United States result directly from human-ignited fires. This...
Ultrafine particles form during combustion processes, for example, when wood or biomass is burned, as well as in power-generating and...
The world’s oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity’s carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking...
Using artificial intelligence, Cornell engineers have simplified and reinforced models that accurately calculate the fine particulate matter (PM2.5)—the soot, dust...
Researchers have developed a system that can transform plastic waste and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels and other valuable products—using...
University of California, Riverside, scientists have moved a step closer to finding a use for the hundreds of millions of...
Plants need phosphorus to grow. Farmers’ use of mineral phosphorus fertilizers has greatly increased soil phosphorus fertility and, consequently, crop...
