When satellites take pictures of Earth at night, how much of the light that they see comes from streetlights?

A team of researchers from ETH Zurich has for the first time used simulations on the CSCS supercomputer "Piz Daint" to investigate how certain ageing mechanisms of soot particles in the atmosphere affect cloud formation.

NOAA, EPA and other federal partners announced a new strategy this month to combat the global issue of trash in our ocean.

The Indian summer monsoon (ISM) and western North Pacific summer monsoon (WNPSM) are two major subcomponents of the Asian summer monsoon. 

A team of researchers has tested everything from t-shirts and socks to jeans and vacuum bags to determine what type of mask material is most effective at trapping the ultrafine particles that may contain viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19.

Fracking operations at a site in Blackpool, UK, have caused an unintended release of methane gas into the atmosphere to the equivalent environmental cost of 142 trans-Atlantic flights according to new research.

These microscopic silver particles, also known as nanosilver, serve as an antimicrobial agent in a vast array of consumer products including clothing and condoms.

The state of mature ecosystems must be taken into account before launching massive reforestation plans in sub-Saharan Africa, according to geo-ecologist Julie Aleman, a visiting researcher in the geography department of Université de Montréal.

While decades of monitoring and regulatory efforts have paid little attention to these tiny tributaries, student's research shows that they play an outsized role in feeding algae blooms and impacting coastal waters.

High land-use intensity reduces the beneficial effects of biodiversity on ecosystem services.