As negotiators working on a global accord to end plastic pollution approach their Thursday deadline, proponents of a sweeping treaty are finding different ways to get their message across.

A Swiss ocean protection group is handing out bars of soap to negotiators working on a global accord to end plastic pollution ...

After expressing alarm about contamination near a predominantly Black Durham neighborhood. Then the EPA eliminated its civil-rights office.

Extreme heat, malnutrition linked to crop failures, and air pollution caused by the burning of fossil fuels are driving higher rates of preterm birth and infant and maternal death, undermining many ...

The Perseid meteor shower is set to peak this week, offering a spectacular opportunity for night sky photographers. The Perseid meteor shower, known for its reliability and high ...

As countries try to find agreement on plastic pollution, creative interventions are turning heads — and turning the ...

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

People residing in the Golden State have the best chances of witnessing asteroids and meteors dash across the night sky, according to sports betting website Action Network. The website recently ranked ...

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

As nations began a second week of negotiations Monday for a global accord to end plastic pollution, an artist heaped piles of plastic garbage onto a large sculpture in front of the United Nations ...

Delegates to the treaty talks pass by the sculpture daily, drowning in plastic, as a reminder of their responsibility to ...

An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh left one dead and dozens injured or trapped under the rubble Monday, with emergency workers on site trying to ...