Researcher says marine plastic is a problem worldwide, and comparable hermit crab losses on a global scale would have important implications for ecosystems.

Findings show radon tests of less than 90 days are imprecise up to 99% of the time.

UVA chemical engineering professor Bryan Berger is investigating the use of industrial hemp to rid the planet of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

High, harmful concentrations of arsenic are found in aquifers all over the world, but the groundwater of the Bengal Basin, in the northeastern part of the Indian subcontinent, contains the most severe arsenic contamination.

A CMU study finds recent increase in fine particulate matter are associated with more premature deaths in U.S.

India can sustainably enhance its food supply if its farmers plant less rice and more nutritious and environmentally-friendly crops, including finger millet, pearl millet, and sorghum, according to a new study from the Data Science Institute at Columbia University.

Most people spend the majority of their time at home, yet little is known about the air they breathe inside their houses. 

Coal use is down dramatically in the United States and the European Union, and renewable energy is gaining traction. But rising natural gas and oil use in 2019 increased the world’s carbon dioxide emissions modestly for a third straight year.

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The relationship between aerosols (particulate matter) and their cooling effect on the Earth due to the formation of clouds is more than twice as strong as was previously thought.