Desert dust was assumed to be the primary contributor to elevated air pollution across the Middle East. Now, an international team of scientists including researchers…
A new method beheads PFAS, causing it to break down into benign end products. The term “forever chemicals” refers to a group of manufactured chemicals…
Summer is in full swing in the United States, and people are turning down the thermostats for their air conditioners to beat the heat. However,…
More than half of the species investigated had traces of plastic in their excrement, according to researchers looking into how much plastic small mammals in…
Research quantifies how construction of dams and land use change alters sediment flux to oceans. How much sediment rivers carry and where it is deposited…
How pharmaceutical ingredients are affecting the world’s rivers Pharmaceutical chemicals in prescription and over-the-counter medications are released into the environment during their manufacturing, usage, and…
Researchers from the University of Bath discovered that adding sugar units to polymers increases their degradability when exposed to UV radiation Many plastics that bear…
The top ten percent most valuable residences in the western United States are 70% more likely to be in high wildfire hazard areas than median-value…
Autonomous technology uses eDNA to survey biodiversity. In a major step forward for monitoring the biodiversity of marine systems, a new research study published on…
Plastics are all around us, whether it’s the grocery bags we use at the supermarket or household items such as shampoo and detergent bottles. Plastics…
Study finds social conditions key to long-term resilience during times of dramatic change. A remote community in Ireland was adaptable enough to persevere through a…
A new enzyme variant can break down environment-throttling plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days. It was …
Clothing, bedding, and furniture labeled as water- or stain-resistant are most likely to contain PFAS. With more consumers demanding products free of toxic ingredients, determining…
Pathogens Can Hitch a Ride on Plastic To Reach the Sea According to a new study by the University of California, Davis, microplastics are a…
Every year on April 22, people all over the world come together to raise awareness about the decreasing quality of the environment, the unmistakable effects…
Diet-size relationship found across deep time, multiple vertebrate groups. According to a new study, the U-shaped association between diet and size in modern land mammals…
Multi-institutional research team finds declining nitrogen availability in a nitrogen-rich world. Since the mid-20th century, research and discussion have focused on the negative effects of…
The findings do not counter the established science of climate change but highlight how the accounting of the amount of carbon withdrawn by plants and…
