Gold and mineral mining in and near rivers across the tropics is degrading waterways in 49 countries, according to a...
Months of hot and dry weather created the tinderbox-like conditions behind this year’s record-breaking wildfires in Canada, leading scientists to...
A study conducted by researchers affiliated with the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil has concluded that particles of...
When soaring temperatures, extreme weather and catastrophic wildfires hit the headlines, people start asking for quick fixes to climate change....
Albatross are among the world’s largest flying birds, with wingspans that can stretch beyond a remarkable three meters. These majestic...
A new study, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, reveals that the wealthiest Americans, those whose income places them...
Children who lived closer to natural gas wells in heavily drilled western Pennsylvania were more likely to develop a relatively...
In countries such as Peru, Bolivia and Chile, it’s not uncommon for people who live in foggy areas to hang...
Americans in the Northeast paid greater attention to air quality alerts this summer as wildfire smoke thickened skies with an...
Indoor air pollution may have met its match. Today, scientists will report that they have designed catalyst-coated lampshades that transform...
Bats gather to feast as nocturnal insects fly through mountain passes in the Pyrenees each autumn, new research shows. University...
One of the most popular strategies to increase energy efficiency and reduce pollution in homes—which are responsible for approximately 10%...
