Microplastics are an persistent form of pollution threatening the health of global lake ecosystems. A new review by ...

Beach pollution is a pressing global issue, with numerous shorelines suffering from contamination due to human activities. This pollution not only degrades natural beauty but also poses significant ...

The tropical coastlines of Southeast Asia are home to some of the most important and biodiverse marine ecosystems on the planet. But as well as being essential to communities along these coastlines, ...

If not the root of all evil, chemical pollution is surely responsible for a good chunk of it. At least, that’s how it feels sometimes when reading the news and the latest research. The Lancet ...

Air pollution does not announce itself. It does not erupt like a pandemic or dominate headlines with sudden violence. It ...

Freshwater ecosystems are impacted by human activities, including climate change, pollution and invasive species. We are researchers at the Université du Québec à Montréal and part of the Groupe de ...

The seas have long sustained human life, but a new UC Santa Barbara study shows that rising climate and human pressures are pushing the oceans toward a dangerous threshold. Vast and powerful, the ...

More than 800,000 km2 of the Arctic were affected by human activity in 2013, according to an analysis of satellite-derived data on artificial light at night. On average, 85% of the light-polluted ...

A collaborative team of researchers from the University of Science and Technology, Beijing, and the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences has provided an unprecedented molecular-level ...