"Our experiments showed me the value of limiting how often I use our[s]." Startling experiment reveals invisible dangers of common kitchen appliance — here's what you need to know to keep your home ...

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Scientists have withdrawn plans to conduct a controversial geoengineering experiment in ocean waters south of Martha’s ...

Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human ...

A dramatic reduction in sulfur pollution from shipping has unintentionally contributed to recent global warming, offering a ...

Air pollution isn’t just harming your lungs—it’s affecting your brain too A study reveals that exposure to toxic air can impair focus emotional recognition and productivity ...

Reductions in air pollution have helped warm the planet by cutting down on reflective particles in the atmosphere – but researchers still disagree on the size of this effect ...

Talia Caplan, research manager at Wellcome. While the primary focus of tackling climate change is on carbon dioxide (CO2), a group of other greenhouse gases and aerosols – known as “super pollutants” ...

DDT soil pollution is still a major problem in many ... at a DDT-contaminated former tree nursery in southern Sweden. “In our field experiment, we mixed the soil with biochar and grew different ...