Microplastics are tiny, nearly indestructible fragments shed from everyday plastic products.

When plastic ends up in the ocean, it gradually weathers and disintegrates into small particles. 

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was focused on quantum dots — objects so tiny, they’re controlled by the strange and complex rules of quantum physics. 

A new study finds that scaling back grazing on most pastureland worldwide would dramatically increase the amount of carbon stored in soils.

Some 80 percent of Earth’s carbon is held in soil. 

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are not typically associated with water ways, like streams and rivers, but emerging research shows that water bodies play an important role in storing and releasing carbon dioxide.

To improve air quality in classrooms, schools should use air purifiers during the school day and schedule window openings after hours. 

Oil and gas operations across the United States are emitting more than 6 million tons per year of methane, the main component of natural gas and the most abundant greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide, according to Stanford-led research published March 13 in Nature.

Scientists know relatively little about particles released into the air when a vehicle driver brakes, though evidence suggests those particles may be more harmful to health than particles exiting the tailpipe.

Aston University is to train the next generation of scientists tasked to remove greenhouse gases from the environment.