Sep 30, 2022 09:30AM
Scientists have created a membrane using sunflower and peanut oilseed meal that shows potential as a cheap, sustainable and scalable method to decontaminate heavy metals from water.
Jul 29, 2022 09:30AM
Cigarette butts are the most common source of plastic pollution in the global environment, surpassing bottles, plastic bags and food wrappers.
Jun 30, 2022 09:30AM
Researchers have discovered that air pollutants can confuse pollinators that use odors to navigate and move around and communicate.
Researchers have discovered that hemp plants can successfully suck per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), "forever chemicals," out of contaminated soil via phytoremediation.
Apr 29, 2022 09:30AM
A new study has determined that pharmaceutical drugs polluting the world’s rivers pose “a global threat to environmental and human health.”
A recent report found that methane leak emissions from the oil, gas and coal industries are 70 percent higher than official government estimates globally.
Feb 28, 2022 09:30AM
The harm Styrofoam causes to human health and the planet outweighs its convenience. Here are safer, eco-friendly alternatives.
A study has discovered that microbes in oceans and soils worldwide are evolving to eat plastic.
Nov 30, 2021 09:30AM
A new technique for measuring the presence of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in indoor air has found them in kindergarten classrooms, offices, laboratories and homes.
Jul 30, 2021 09:30AM
Exposure to even moderate levels of traffic-related air pollutants during childhood results in a greater risk of mental illness by age 18, report researchers.
