Air pollution could be causing double the number of excess deaths a year in Europe than has been estimated previously, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal [1] today (Tuesda

Balloons and balloon fragments are the deadliest kinds of marine pollution for seabirds, killing almost one in five birds that ingest the soft plastic, according to a new study published in the jou

Climate change has taken a toll on many of the world’s fisheries, and overfishing has magnified the problem, according to a Rutgers-led study in the journal Science today.

Coastal communities like Homer, Alaska, are losing ground when it comes to planning for climate change even as they’re already seeing its effects, according to new research out of the University of

Iraq’s farmlands are declining due to lack of rainfall and depleted soils, a report by the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics has revealed.

Scorching temperatures broke heat records around the world last month, which ranked as the fourth warmest July on record.

Air pollution shortens human lives by more than a year, according to a new study from a team of leading environmental engineers and public health researchers.

Watermelon rind, usually discarded as waste, has been shown by researchers in Pakistan to be capable of cheaply and efficiently removing arsenic from groundwater.

Groundwater contamination is increasingly recognized as a widespread environmental problem. The most important course of action often involves long-term monitoring.

Tropical Storm Bebinca formed quickly in the northern part of the South China Sea.