Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too.

Rare earth elements sustain the Information Age, and securing a supply of these metals has become a matter of national and economic security. 

Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography present a new tool the public can use to understand sewage contamination levels at beaches from Coronado to Playas de Tijuana as well as potential risks of swimmer illness.

A combination of sewage overflows and coastal winds could be sending billions of airborne microplastic particles into the world’s coastal towns and cities, a new study suggests.

A graduate from the University of Plymouth has led a new study into air pollution levels in and around Derriford Hospital, supporting its ambition of achieving an ‘excellent’ rating in the Clean Air Hospital Framework.

Electric vehicle fast-charging stations are pollutant hot spots, according to a new UCLA study. 

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals the transformative potential of walking- and cycling-friendly policies in cities around the world.

But a new study shows how advanced steelmaking technologies could substantially reduce carbon emissions.

Heatwaves are becoming more frequent around the world.

Veins of phase-change material can turn cementitious construction materials into passive contributors to heating and cooling in buildings.