Plants drink up much of the water that falls to Earth. 

Man’s best friend may also be man’s best bet for figuring out how environmental chemicals could impact our health.

Climate change is altering the age and structure of the world’s forests, driving an increase in younger and shorter trees over the last century, according to a new study published in the journal Science. Since 1900, the world has lost more than a third of its old-growth forests.

Since air and water quality are linked, researchers expect to see signs of cleaner water in the short term.

Bacteria have a cunning ability to survive in unfriendly environments.

Co-authored by Texas A&M’s Dr. Peter Knappett, the recently published study examined causes of arsenic contamination in Bangladesh aquifers.

Assumption that distance lowers risk doesn’t hold up.

A Northwestern University-led team has developed a highly porous smart sponge that selectively soaks up oil in water.

University at Buffalo chemists have shown that self-assembling molecular traps can be used to capture PFAS — dangerous pollutants that have contaminated drinking water supplies around the world.

NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program releases status reports for Atlantic and Caribbean U.S. states and territories, and the Gulf of Mexico.