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

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework states that plastic pollution must be eliminated by 2030. So why haven't we enacted measures that make a real difference?

A new study highlights how a combination of environmental stressors -- namely plastic pollution and seawater flooding -- can increase the threats faced by plants in some of the planet's critical ...

Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.

Children growing up in homes with water damage or dampness and exposed to higher levels of outdoor air pollution during early ...

Noise pollution is affecting bird behavior across the globe, disrupting everything from courtship songs to the ability to find food and avoid predators, a large-scale new analysis shows. Researchers ...

Artificial light from major coastal cities can disrupt the nighttime biology of sharks, according to new research that provides the first-ever measurements of melatonin—a hormone tied to biological ...

Our current environment has a few issues, and many of these appear to be deteriorating with time. This has brought humans into a period of a serious environmental crisis. Consequently, increasing ...

When I was child, I fretted about some environmental issues. I was so very worried when the gypsy moths were destroying trees and imagined they would kill them all. I worried about humans cutting down ...