Air pollution is the main environmental cause of early death, and new research from experts in Canada and the United States finds that, in about 75 years, climate change will see the number of air quality alerts in the U.S. to quadruple.

A Rutgers Health researcher collaborates to develop a microscopic technique that zeroes in on the poorly explored world of nanoplastics, which can pass into one’s blood, cells and brain.

Smart grids have the potential to revolutionize and revitalize energy supplies in rural communities, according to Penn State researchers.

Female Meadow Brown butterflies have fewer spots if they develop in warmer weather – so climate change could make them less spotty, new research shows.

As the home of beloved snack companies like Martin’s Potato Chips, Utz and Snyder’s of Hanover, Pennsylvania values its potatoes.

A flagship seven-year study led by the University of Oklahoma that explores how environmental stresses influence different ecological processes shaping the composition and structure of microbial communities in groundwater has been published in the journal Nature Microbiology.

Man-made earthquakes, so called induced seismicity, have become an increasing concern. 

University of Exeter experts are working to bridge the gap between science and policy to achieve net zero as part of a major new research project.

Sitting atop the highest slopes in western North America, the whitebark pine has adapted to the continent’s harshest growing conditions.

MIT researchers have developed a battery-free, self-powered sensor that can harvest energy from its environment.