One of the challenges in treating burn victims is the frequency of dressing changes, which can be extremely painful.

An unusually intense start to Canada’s wildfire season filled skies with smoke in May 2023.

In the United States, low-income immigrant and minority children often live in environments that have highly polluted air.

The world is getting hotter, causing shifts in seasonal patterns and increasing the amount of extreme weather such as severe droughts and heat waves, which can affect crop yields and food supplies.

Bob Powell had spent more than a decade in the energy industry when he turned his attention to the problem of plastic waste.

Plastic made from cane sugar also threatens the environment.

Researchers have identified soil bacteria able to break down some PFAS chemicals, known as “forever chemicals” because they take decades to degrade naturally.

Scientists have been worried about the potential harms of microplastics for years.

Knowing whether your runny nose, itchy eyes or tiredness are related to a cold or allergies can feel unclear.

Illinois researchers are making headway in curing respiratory diseases like pneumonia to viral infections like COVID-19 and influenza by investigating them in marine mammals for the Office of Naval Research's Undersea Marine Program grant.