Nitrate pollution, a pervasive consequence of agricultural runoff and urban effluents, has emerged as a significant threat to aquatic ecosystems worldwide. Elevated nitrate levels have been implicated ...

A new study highlights how a combination of environmental stressors -- namely plastic pollution and seawater flooding -- can increase the threats faced by plants in some of the planet's critical ...

After joining the GBD 2021 Household Air Pollution team, an international effort to quantify the global health burden of ...

Welcome to today’s edition of Boiling Point. I’m Ian James, a reporter on The Times climate and environment team, filling in for my colleague Sammy Roth. As the burning of fossil fuels and other human ...

A man in glasses looks into a fish tank in which fish of many colors are swimming. Ecotoxicologist Bob Wong studies how fish change when exposed to the antidepressant medication fluoxetine. Credit: ...

MACH Engineering reports that industrial water pollution remains a significant issue in the U.S., with many businesses ...

In Europe, the poorest regions suffer the most from the health effects of air pollution, according to a new study. View on ...

Cigarette butts are the most common form of litter worldwide. Trillions are discarded every year in cities, parks, beaches, ...

The waves of U.S. and Israeli bomb strikes in Tehran and Beirut, and Iran’s missile and drone attacks on neighboring ...

Nowadays, pollution is an everyday problem in our busy and urban life, which influences our health, physical fitness and well-being in general. With this increasing pollution every day and AQI levels ...

From air pollution to microplastics to natural radiation, these are the environmental factors that contribute to cancer risk ...