Wastewater treatment plants are not effectively removing this tiny pollutant, study shows.

Gator research uncovers increased levels of mercury in the state’s swamps.

A new study has revealed for the first time that ancient carbon, stored in landscapes for thousands of years or more, can find its way back to the atmosphere as CO₂ released from the surfaces of rivers.

With demand for cement alternatives rising, an MIT team uses machine learning to hunt for new ingredients across the scientific literature.

A team at Stanford has shown that using fewer, higher-quality data points can speed up complex simulations. 

Karen Noda Morishita is using analytic chemistry to quantify organic contaminants.

From tiny pellets to creepy wave-battered baby dolls, the Texas coast is a notable hot spot for plastic debris.

Near-record warm May and March–May for the globe; below-average sea ice extent across both poles.

MIT engineers developed an atmospheric water harvester that produces fresh water anywhere — even Death Valley, California.

An international team of astronomers led by University of Galway, has discovered the likely site of a new planet in formation, most likely a gas giant planet up to a few times the mass of Jupiter.