The Norwegian research organisation SINTEF will investigate whether rare earth element minerals contribute to pollution in costal areas.

For the first time scientists have provided clear evidence that tropical tree lifespan decreases above a critical temperature threshold.

Clear skies over the Rocky Mountains helped a temperature inversion to form, which in turn led to cloud-filled valleys.

Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), an air pollutant, decreased significantly over urban areas during the pandemic.

This may be the first time data collected using uncrewed surface vehicles were used to help produce an annual estimate of abundance for a commercial fish stock.

Using a bacterial strain found in mangroves, Texas A&M researchers have uncovered a low-cost, sustainable method for producing bioplastics from sewage sludge and wastewater.

Many people think of composting organic matter as a way of keeping solid waste out of landfills, but a new study from North Carolina State University finds there can be significant environmental benefits associated with using compost at landfills.

Microbeads have been included in personal care and cosmetic products ranging from toothpastes and sunscreen to body scrubs and industrial hand cleaners, usually to improve qualities like abrasiveness.

University of Delaware Professor of Entomology Doug Tallamy published a new research study in Nature that systematically identifies the most critical plants needed to sustain food webs across the United States.

In 2006, Greenpeace launched a campaign exposing deforestation caused by soy production in the Brazilian Amazon. In the previous year, soy farming expanded into more than 1,600 square kilometers of recently cleared forests. The destruction, they said, had to stop.