Lush forests and crisp mountain air have drawn people to New York’s Adirondack Mountains for centuries. In the late 1800s, ...

In “Atlas of the New World,” photographers Edoardo Delille and Giulia Piermartiri capture what life could look like in 2100, ...

As countries try to find agreement on plastic pollution, creative interventions are turning heads — and turning the conversation to health harms, fossil fuels, and false solutions.

On a warm evening in early June, Loretta Johnson pointed her white Chevy Silverado with a Navajo blanket-patterned steering ...

With conventional waste management systems falling short, many scientists are turning to nature for innovative solutions to ...

A study of plastic bottles washed up on the Pacific coast of Latin America has identified a double problem—a mass of local waste combined with long-traveling bottles from Asia.

America’s national parks are beloved for their extraordinary landscapes and rich cultural and historical significance.

NASA's vivid simulation shows how sea salt, dust, smoke, and sulfates from pollution and volcanoes spread across thousands of ...

But a lesser-known term is "light pollution," and it refers to the artificial light humans use to flood the Earth. Of course, non-natural lighting has its uses, but recent research shows it also has a ...