Chi Chen, a Boston University graduate researcher, and Ranga Myneni, a BU College of Arts & Sciences professor of earth and environment, are authors on a new paper that reveals how humans are helping to increase the Earth’s plant and tree cover, which absorbs carbon from the atmosphere and cools our planet. 

UD study maps areas of high concentrations in the Delaware Bay.

Many countries, including Australia, are at last realising the need for the environment and nature to take centre stage.

A new algorithm developed by Texas A&M researchers can help engineers select optimal designs that maximize profit while lowering hazardous impacts.

First joint Cuba/U.S. geology team in half-century discovers Cuban fertilizer pollution far lower than Mississippi River—model for global agriculture.

Research indicates microplastics may be associated with fishing activities.

The German government has introduced a plan to phase out coal-fired power entirely by 2038 — a target that could cut the country’s carbon dioxide emissions by a quarter, Reuters reported.

New research shows that cleaning up ozone precursors within energy, industrial and transportation sectors could mitigate climate change.

The British public is still largely unfamiliar with microplastics and how they relate to everyday domestic plastic usage, a new study has revealed.

Computer modelling and long-term ecological monitoring will be essential to assess the environmental risks of the rapidly growing number of chemicals across the world, according to a new review paper in the journal Science.