Water pollution is a growing concern globally, with research estimating that chemical industries discharge 300-400 megatonnes (600-800 billion pounds) of...
Scientists have run the first proof of concept of their DNA ‘time machine’ to shed light on a century of...
Agriculture is one of the hardest human activities to decarbonize; people must eat, but the land-use practices associated with growing...
Plastic litter in rivers might be allowing dangerous pathogens to hitch-hike downstream, a new study published Wednesday found. The research,...
One of modern climate science’s pioneers is warning that the world isn’t just steadily warming but is dangerously accelerating, according...
A powerful new way to fill major gaps in public bee data—including from Africa, Asia and other under-reported zones—has been...
As the atmosphere warms up, so do most freshwater lakes. But this isn’t always the case, and little is known...
Between 6,500 and 87,000 tons of microfibers are shed during domestic laundering every year in the UK. Many of these...
Earth’s average temperature in September 2023 was 1.75°C above its pre-industrial baseline, breaching (if only temporarily) the 1.5°C threshold at...
Global emissions of planet-heating carbon dioxide are expected to rise around one percent to reach a new all-time high in...
A research study led by University of Oklahoma assistant professor Chenghao Wang and published in the journal Nature Communications tackled...
Biodegradable plastics may not be the solution to plastic pollution many hoped for, with a University of Otago study showing...
