Although less than one per cent of all water in the world is freshwater, it is what we drink and use for agriculture.

Earlier this year, ESA launched a contest asking the general public to submit ideas on how Earth observation data can help mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today there are more than seven million electric vehicles (EVs) in operation around the world, compared with only about 20,000 a decade ago.

As Auckland traffic volumes plummeted during New Zealand’s strictest lockdown, so did air pollution levels but a detailed analysis shows a more complex picture than might be expected.

Microscopic fibres created during the laundry cycle can cause damage to the gills, liver and DNA of marine species, according to new research.

The Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica is a region where many of the world’s carbon-rich deep waters can rise back up to the surface.

Europe’s forests are sitting on a pollution timebomb which could rewrite their ecology when it explodes, say researchers.

Researchers at the University of California San Diego report in a new study a way to improve groundwater monitoring by using a remote sensing technology (known as InSAR), in conjunction with climate and land cover data, to bridge gaps in the understanding of sustainable groundwater in California’s San Joaquin Valley.

The new Canada Water Agency—announced in the recent federal Throne Speech—is the first critical step toward transforming how water is managed across the country.

By collecting urban grime in cities, such as Syracuse, New York, scientists are showing how these molecules could affect chemical reactions.