Marine life in the deep ocean can take decades to recover from the impact of deep-sea mining for rare metals, new research shows.

In a new paper, researchers at North Carolina State University show proof of concept for a system that, in a single cycle, actively removes microplastics from water.

Every year, millions of tires end up in landfills, creating an environmental crisis with far-reaching consequences. 

Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life, such as cutting boards, clothes and cleaning sponges, can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles called microplastics. 

The amount of carbon released by seabed fishing worldwide is uncertain and must be urgently investigated, researchers say.

Researchers have developed a novel combination of materials that have organic and inorganic properties, with the goal of using them in technologies that convert carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into a liquid fuel.

Open data from sources such as the US Geological Survey are an essential scientific resource for understanding our environment in a warming world.

New research finds that microalgae in northern peat bogs will absorb more carbon dioxide as the planet warms, helping to take a bite out of emissions.

Giving a second life to construction materials after demolition, engineers at the University of São Paulo and Princeton have developed an approach for recycling cement waste into a sustainable, low-carbon alternative that is comparable in performance to the industry standard.

Temperatures and carbon dioxide levels hit new highs last year, according to a U.N. report detailing the dire state of the global climate.