Humans have created more than 8 billion metric tons of plastic since synthetic materials began being produced on a large scale in the early 1950s. This volume could cover the entire country of...
Environment
Measurements of pollutants that cause oxidative stress inside cars during rush hour traffic has revealed results that are potentially alarming. The levels of...
In a new study co-authored by University of Colorado Boulder researchers, it was found that trucks, cars and buses globally emit 4.6 million tons more harmful...
If there was any question as to President Trumps position on global warming or climate change, it was answered the day he was inaugurated when the official...
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have developed a new coating or film based on starch. The coating makes paper and other materials more...
One environmental conflict that’s tricky to solve is the need to reduce fossil fuel use in order to address climate change versus increasing demands for...
The world’s oceans are littered with billions of pounds of plastic waste. A sailboat captain and a Ph.D. organic chemist have joined forces to find a way...
Almost all of the world’s wastewater is untreated. The United Nations recently released a major report on World Water Day, in which it finds that...
According to a new Stanford study, the fast growing solar energy industry could only contribute to curbing climate change meaningfully if the private sector...
Humans may have played an active role in the Sahara’s desertification. This is the conclusion of new research exploring the conversion of the Sahara from a...
