UFZ researchers detect microscopic plastic particles on alpine glaciers with the help of mountaineers.

Frozen Lake Saint Clair in the North American Great Lakes system and the briny Salinas Las Barrancas in Argentina have little in common—save for their heart-like shapes. 

In a study published in Nature, researchers at Linköping University have developed a method to recycle all parts of a solar cell repeatedly without environmentally hazardous solvents. 

A new study published in Nature Communications Earth and Environment gives possible insight into the underprediction of sea ice depletion and the formation of Arctic cyclones. 

Antarctic midge 1st reported organism using both quiescence and obligate diapause in multiple overwintering.

Using genes borrowed from bacteria, Macquarie University-led research has demonstrated fish and flies can be engineered to break down methylmercury and remove it from their bodies as a less harmful gas, offering new ways to tackle persistent mercury pollution in the environment.

In cars, pollution doesn’t come from exhaust alone. 

A small island at Tonga’s Home Reef got a little roomier in recent weeks.

Extreme fire seasons in recent years highlight the urgent need to better understand wildfires within the broader context of climate change. 

In early February 2025, bushfires ignited in northwestern Tasmania, where they have continued to burn on the island for more than a week amid windy, warm, and dry conditions.