Microbes in the Gowanus sediment have evolved methods of coping with and even subsisting off of the contamination, according ...

Pharmaceutical pollution in waterways is changing animal behavior. Exposure to an antianxiety drug is affecting migrating ...

Using advanced DNA sequence analysis, a research team has discovered that tiny organisms in Brooklyn's highly contaminated Gowanus Canal have developed a comprehensive collection of pollution-fighting ...

Sunlight reaching Earth’s surface isn’t as stable as we might think—it’s actually fluctuated dramatically over the decades ...

A third of Americans still breathe unhealthy air after decades of improvements—which the Trump administration wants to roll ...

When you're on a sandy beach or the banks of a river, transformed by rolling waves or slightly still waters, it's likely ...

A major study links long-term air pollution, especially sulfur dioxide, to higher depression risk, urging stronger pollution ...

A Swedish study found traces of the drug had altered the way wild Atlantic salmon migrate.A common anti-anxiety drug, which ...

Exposure to Air Pollution May Harm Brain Health of Older Adults Apr. 7, 2025 — Long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution may harm the brain health of older adults in England ...

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P EOPLE ARE dying for clean air. According to the most recent estimates from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation ...

"Alarming" levels of microplastic have been found in major rivers across Europe according to scientists in 14 studies ...