Climate change also alters nitrogen in soils and plants, shaping food quality, water safety, and pollution risks worldwide.

While visions of improved recreational options for the Blue Earth River may be a silver lining to the Rapidan Dam failure, the significant increase in pollution downstream is troubling at best and ...

The cosmos has a way of making us feel small, but a recent visitor from the stars is making some scientists feel watched.

Climate change is making air quality worse in many parts of the world. Rising temperatures increase ground-level ozone and more frequent wildfires release harmful smoke and particulates into the air.

Ten years ago, there were about 1,200 satellites in orbit around the earth. Now there are about 12,000 and the numbers are growing rapidly. Starlink alone has 9,000 satellites in its communications ...

Lake Olbolossat, the only one in Central Kenya, has over the years served thousands of families who live next to it. But slowly, the lake that is the source of Ewaso Nyiro River, which cuts across at ...

A new study finds that many companies undercount supply chain emissions, masking where carbon pollution really comes from.

The ocean is the lifeblood of our planet—producing over half of the world’s oxygen, regulating global temperatures, and supporting millions of species. Yet today, marine ecosystems are under severe ...

Plastic is everywhere, including in the clothes that we wear every day. As we celebrate Earth Day on Tuesday, people worldwide contemplate ways to reduce their impact on the planet. Some people are ...

On April 22, more than a billion people worldwide will once again observe Earth Day, a global environmental movement that first gained momentum in 1970. This year's commemorations arrive amid a ...