Sunlight makes microplastics leak hidden chemicals into water, creating pollution that spreads far beyond plastic pieces.

Researchers explain how nitrate from farming and fish ponds moves through water and pollutes freshwater lakes.

We are living in unprecedented times that call for sustainable solutions to the many era-defining challenges unfolding in the world today. With many still overcoming the life-shuddering impacts of a ...

The Earth is facing a global crisis, as water quantity and quality is projected to get worse, a new study has found. The study, published in Nature Climate Change by researchers at Utrecht University ...

TODAY IS EARTH DAY, APRIL 22ND, SO ENVIRONMENTALISTS USE THIS DAY TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF US TO KEEP OUR PLANET HEALTHY. METEOROLOGIST ELLEN ADLER VISITED THE GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ...

Humanity is messing with the Earth’s “salt cycle,” with potentially dangerous consequences for drinking water supplies, crop production, and ecosystems. That’s according to a new study published in ...

Given the ceaseless procession of disasters this summer—from heat domes to hurricanes to the fiery destruction of Lahaina—the slow-motion disaster of plastic pollution may not be top of mind. But the ...

RAPIDAN — 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 dam ...

This post comes to PBS Nature from World Wildlife Fund (WWF). WWF and Nature are collaborating on a series of blog posts from WWF conservation scientists that will share the stories and motivations ...

Earth is in the scientific "danger zone" for all environmental measures by air pollution, according to a new study. If the planet got an annual check-up like a person, scientists say Earth is "really ...