Traces of black carbon in snow can alter the light reaching plants, potentially shifting growth patterns and reshaping ...

A peer-reviewed paper published in Nature Ecology and Evolution argues that the steady loss of dissolved oxygen across the world’s oceans, lakes, and reservoirs qualifies as a tenth planetary boundary ...

Air pollution has a "dramatic" impact on the amount of sunlight reaching Earth’s surface, reveals new research. Solar radiative energy declined in large parts of the world from the 1950s to the 1980s ...

Ten years ago, there were about 1,200 satellites in orbit around the earth. Now there are about 12,000 and the numbers are growing rapidly. Starlink alone has 9,000 satellites in its communications ...

What long-term threats does plastic pollution have on the Earth, and specifically marine life? This is what a recent study published in Nature Sustainability hopes to address as a team of scientists ...

RAPIDAN, Minn. — The water quality in the Blue Earth River has deteriorated significantly since the Rapidan Dam suffered a partial failure and sent nearly 12 million cubic yards of sediment behind the ...

While visions of improved recreational options for the Blue Earth River may be a silver lining to the Rapidan Dam failure, the significant increase in pollution downstream is troubling at best and ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Earth Day was recently celebrated on Tuesday, April 22, an annual effort at environmental awareness, which started in April of 1970. Earth Day is more than just ...

Linking Earth's fast-growing data center industry to clean energy could lower pollution, reduce energy demand, and boost economic growth.

How is California’s rapidly shrinking Salton Sea contributing to dust pollution in the Golden State? This is what a recent study published in Geographies hopes to address as a team of researchers ...