A study from the University of Surrey has provided a comprehensive guide on which tree species are best for combatting air pollution that originates from…
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This image, using data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, shows the nitrogen dioxide emissions over China from 7 to 16 March 2020. Credit: Contains modified…
Opening plastic packaging, such as plastic bags and bottles may contribute to the generation of small amounts of microplastics — small plastic particles less than…
The 2019 ozone hole reached its peak extent of 6.3 million square miles (16. 4 million square kilometers) on September 8. Abnormal weather patterns in…
Detailed analysis has estimated a LEGO brick could survive in the ocean for as many as 1,300 years. Credit: Andrew Turner, University of Plymouth A…
[embedded content]Credit: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO New data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite reveal the decline…
Being exposed to PFAS—a class of chemicals found in drinking water—has been linked to higher rates of cancer, heart disease, thyroid dysfunction and other conditions.…
A sediment core sample from an aquifer in Vietnam shows orange, arsenic-bearing iron oxides and black NOM. Credit: Andreas Kappler Millions of people worldwide consume…
Why do sea turtles eat ocean plastics? New research points to smell. One week is all it takes for a piece of plastic floating in…
Experimental ponds in Gault Nature Reserve. Credit: Vincent Fugère Study examines the resilience of freshwater ecosystems contaminated by Roundup herbicide. One of the world’s most…
Heat map showing years of life lost each year from air pollution. Credit: Cardiovascular Research Researchers say people’s lives are shortened by an average of…
MIT graduate student Emily Hanhauser demonstrates a new device that may simplify the logistics of water monitoring for trace metal contaminants, particularly in resource-constrained regions.…
Captured in the wild and raised in tanks at UC Davis, Sacramento splittail show spinal deformities traced to exposure to selenium. Scientists used the fishes’…
Undergraduate research assistant David Karasz, prepares cultures of Paraburkholderia for scanning electron microscopy to identify cellular structures involved in chain formation. Credit: Allison Usavage, Cornell…
Drexel researchers have developed technology to help eliminate a chemical compound, originally used in nonstick pans, waterproofing and fire fighting foam, that has become a…
Vast amounts of valuable energy, agricultural nutrients, and water could potentially be recovered from the world’s fast-rising volume of municipal wastewater. Enough energy to power…
Flames rise from an experimental forest fire in Canada’s remote Northwest Territories. Credit: Stefan Doerr via Immageo, CC BY-ND 3.0 A new study shows that…
Scientists were expecting to see global emissions of HFC-23 drop by almost 90 percent between 2015 and 2017, but researchers have now shown that concentrations…
A new study shows that half of all Arctic warming and corresponding sea-loss during the late 20th century was caused by ozone-depleting substances. Here, icebergs…
Oil-catching sponge could soak up residue from offshore drilling. Drilling and fracking for oil under the seabed produces 100 billion barrels of oil-contaminated wastewater every…