Human-caused pollution is reaching even remote parts of the Himalayas. A new study by researchers from Aryabhatta Research ...

For many people with asthma, air-quality advisories are harbingers of worsening symptoms. But for reasons science has ...

Cumulative human impacts on marine ecosystems arise from the combined effects of diverse activities such as fishing, shipping, nutrient discharge, coastal development and climate change. These ...

The transition to a low-carbon energy system could simultaneously mitigate carbon emissions, reduce air pollution and protect human health. Although these potential benefits have been widely ...

Ghana's plastic pollution crisis is no longer confined to littered streets, clogged drains and flooded communities, according ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 99% of the global population breathes air that exceeds recommended pollution limits, contributing to over 7 million premature deaths ...

As final global plastics treaty negotiations take place in Geneva, The Lancet elevates plastic pollution as a grave, global threat to human health. “To those meeting in Geneva: Please take up the ...

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: ...

The seas have long sustained human life, but a new UC Santa Barbara study shows that rising climate and human pressures are pushing the oceans toward a dangerous threshold. Vast and powerful, the ...

A Daily Tribune reporter talked with experts about how a proposed data center in Wisconsin Rapids could impact public health ...