Recent studies reveal micro and nanoscale plastics in soil and water increase toxic chemical absorption in plants and human cells, raising food safety concerns.

Straws might seem insignificant, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade.

More than 390 million plastic straws are used every day in the United States, most for 30 minutes or less, according to ...

Australian scientists have found an effective new way to clean up methylmercury, one of the world's most dangerous pollutants ...

Feb. 4, 2025 — New research shows grain yields critical to India's food security are dragged down 10% or more in many parts of the country by nitrogen dioxide pollution from power stations that ...

Feb. 3, 2025 — Long-term exposure to PM2.5, PM10, NO2 and ozone (O3) air pollution is associated with more hospital admissions for lower respiratory tract infections in ...

For weeks now, most of the friends and families I know have had a cough of some kind. The pollution in the dry season in Thailand has long been a problem. But recently, it's reached dangerous and ...

Even if the pesticides are not on the produce, they can be in it. Some of the most common insecticides are applied around a ...

Pollution-related deaths numbered 1.67 million in 2019, according to a new report led by Boston College researchers. Economic losses were in the billions. Pollution takes many forms in India, ...

Widespread ocean pollution threatens the health of more than 3 billion people, international study led by Boston College researchers shows Ocean pollution is widespread and getting worse, and when ...