Scientists have previously implicated neonicotinoid pesticides in declining bee populations. Now a study suggests that songbirds are affected, too.
Carbon nanotubes designed to release plastic-eroding chemicals could clear the long-lasting trash from waterways.
A botched attempt at producing radioactive material needed for a neutrino experiment may have released ruthenium-106 to the atmosphere in 2017.
Someday, the two-for-one machine could help curb electricity and freshwater shortages.
A computer simulation reveals how one nation's management of its fish spawning grounds could significantly help or hurt another country's catch.
Chitin and chitosan from crustacean shells could put a dent in the world’s plastic waste problem.
Antibiotic pollution can fuel drug resistance in microbes. A global survey of rivers finds unsafe levels of antibiotics in 16 percent of sites.
Yesterday’s DDT pollution crisis is still today’s problem in some of Canada’s lakes.
Floating trash patches scratch only the surface of the ocean microplastic pollution problem.
PFAS compounds from compostable food containers could end being absorbed by plants and later eaten by people, though the health effects are unclear.