Mortality attributable to air pollution and extreme temperatures is a major concern, and it is expected to heighten in the future. In a new study led by the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, an ...

Soaring numbers of tourists and expanding research projects are increasingly polluting Antarctica, scientists warned Wednesday, a fresh blow for one of Earth's most pristine environments already ...

Air pollution imposes a substantial economic burden by driving up healthcare expenditure, reducing labour productivity and undermining quality of life. Fine particulate matter and gaseous pollutants ...

A new study shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. Researchers used A.I. to model waste ...

The quality of the Netherlands’ lakes, rivers and marshland is deteriorating again after decades of improvement, and that is hurting plants, fish and other wildlife, according to the Dutch arm of the ...