Using more than 30 years of earth satellite images, scientists at Tufts University and the non-profit conservation organization Defenders of Wildlife have discovered that habitat loss for imperiled species in the U.S. over this period was more than twice as great on non-protected private lands than on federally protected lands. 

Cyanobacteria - colloquially also called blue-green algae - can produce oil from water and carbon dioxide with the help of light. 

Spring is coming, and with it comes the promise of warmer weather, longer days and renewed life.

When El Nino approaches, driven by warm Pacific Ocean waters, we’ve come to expect both drenching seasonal rains in the southern U.S. and drought in the Amazon.

Wind developers around the globe ordered nearly 100 gigawatts (GW) of new turbine capacity in 2019, a new record and a 65 percent increase over the previous year, according to data from the market research firm Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

Current air pollution studies largely rely upon aerosol mass spectrometers, most of which can only measure submicron aerosol (PM1) species—particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter less than 1 μm.

Groundwater is the largest source of freshwater, one of the world’s most precious natural resources and vital for crops and drinking water.

About 80% of pharmaceuticals sold in the U.S. are produced in China. The global dependence on China for the production of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment poses a potential crisis.

The 500-megawatt Núñez de Balboa photovoltaic plant in Spain will supply energy to 250,000 people per year.

On Feb. 18 a new era began in an international effort to improve air quality science and forecasting around the world to help reduce the impact of air pollution on human health and the environment.