Plastics in our waste streams are breaking down into tiny particles, causing potentially catastrophic consequences for human health and our aquatic systems, finds research from the University of Surrey and Deakin’s Institute for Frontier Materials in a new study published by Journal of Water Research.

There has been a flurry of headlines this summer about a "nuclear coffin" leaking radioactive waste into the Pacific Ocean.

Surge in microplastics could serve as marker for “the Great Acceleration”.

The most common process for making hydrogen peroxide begins with a highly toxic, flammable working solution that is combined with hydrogen, filtered, combined with oxygen, mixed in water, and then concentrated to extremely high levels for shipping.

Wildfires are widespread across the globe.

Imperial researchers show that carbon taxes alone cannot reduce emissions enough to reach the Paris Agreement targets.

Duckweed genome discovery reveals how aquatic plants cope in challenging environments.

Most years, they rise from the water and blanket unsuspecting communities.

In a summer characterized by toxic algae blooms and high levels of E. coli at Hamilton beaches, a McMaster engineering professor is a co-editor of a hopeful report that shows the economic and community benefits of addressing water pollution around the Great Lakes.

More than 500 million bees were found dead by beekeepers in Brazil over a three-month period earlier this year.