Microbes are by far the most important factor in determining how much carbon is stored in the soil, according to a new study with implications for mitigating climate change and improving soil health for agriculture and food production.

New study confirms protected forests preserve equivalent to one year of global fossil fuel emissions through avoided emissions.

The vast underground network of fungi beneath our feet stores over 13 gigatons of carbon around the world, roughly equivalent to 36 per cent of yearly global fossil fuel emissions, according to new research.

University of California, Riverside, chemical and environmental engineering scientists have identified two species of bacteria found in soil that break down a class of stubborn “forever chemicals,” giving hope for low-cost biological cleanup of industrial pollutants.

In the United States, low-income immigrant and minority children often live in environments that have highly polluted air.

Bob Powell had spent more than a decade in the energy industry when he turned his attention to the problem of plastic waste.

Plastic made from cane sugar also threatens the environment.

The Covid pandemic shutdowns in South Asia greatly reduced the concentration of short-lived cooling particles in the air, while the concentration of long-lived greenhouse gases was barely affected.

For remote sensing scientists who track the movement of smoke plumes, May 2023 has been a wild, memorable month due to extreme fire activity in northwestern Canada.

One of the primary drivers of climate change is excess greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.