Industrial pollution has been having a negative impact on human health since the height of the Roman Empire, reveals new research. Lead pollution likely caused widespread IQ declines throughout Europe ...

I grew up in rural Colorado, deep in the mountains, and I can still remember the first time I visited Denver in the early 2000s. The city sits on the plain, skyscrapers rising and buildings extending ...

Plastics don’t just pose a threat to the marine environment and people’s health; they jeopardize basic human rights. This is the framing that a growing number of legal experts, policymakers, and ...

Acid rain is a very broad term. It encompasses not only rain but also other forms of precipitation including fog, hail, sleet, snow, dust, and gas. It can even cause haze or smog, contributing to the ...

As final global plastics treaty negotiations take place in Geneva, The Lancet elevates plastic pollution as a grave, global threat to human health. “To those meeting in Geneva: Please take up the ...

Sharks in the Bahamas have tested positive for cocaine, caffeine, and other substances, new research shows. A study published in Environmental Pollution tested five species of sharks in the Bahamas ...

Microplastics are an persistent form of pollution threatening the health of global lake ecosystems. A new review by researchers at the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences synthesizes ...

Attacks on fuel facilities, military bases, and industrial sites release pollutants that might harm long after the war is ...

Beneath the ocean’s surface, bacteria have evolved specialized enzymes that can digest PET plastic, the material used in bottles and clothes. Researchers at KAUST discovered that a unique molecular ...