A recent study by the World Heart Foundation (WHF) highlighted the links between air pollution and congenital heart disease, ...

A Duke study has found that fragments of colorful airborne plastic are heating the planet. When plastic products break down, ...

Environmental DNA contained in a small sample of water, sand or even air can reveal the presence of people, wildlife and ...

Kenya is grappling with an electronic waste crisis, with the latest survey by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) showing that the country generated 55,956 tonnes of e-waste in 2025. Of ...

A global analysis of fish biodiversity using environmental DNA (eDNA) reveals how human activity and climate influence biodiversity patterns in river ecosystems. An international research team led by ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Plastics are a petrochemical product. More than 99% of plastic resins are created from oil, fracked gas or coal, ...

Thank you for joining this morning’s High-Level Debate on Preventing and Combating Illicit Trafficking in Wildlife and Other Crimes that Affect the Environment. This is an important topic that touches ...

David Cwiertny, a William D. Ashton professor of civil engineering and director of the Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination, speaks at a press conference next to Larry Weber and ...

The North Carolina passenger currently in quarantine is expected to remain at the University of Nebraska Medical Center through June 21, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human ...

Human development—such as roads—affects wildlife. But so does the presence of people. Dave Kenny The world is in the throes of a biodiversity crisis, with numerous animal species declining or ...

For thousands of years, humans have shaped the world around us, leaving other animals to adapt to the activities of the industrious ape. But new research shows how animals also respond directly to our ...

When people disappeared from the landscape, as they did during the pandemic, wild animals changed how they used space and resources, scientists found. By Emily Anthes Humans do not have to cut down ...