As frigid air sweeps across Europe, the Arctic itself is seeing an unprecedented warm spell.
The recent wave of mild, humid air and its attendant impacts is disturbing. But this is the fourth winter where we’ve seen a veritable heat wave rack the Arctic.
A new study adds more evidence to the idea that e-cigarettes aren’t an entirely risk-free endeavor. It suggests that the very act of vaping might be exposing people to unsafe levels of toxins like lead and arsenic.
As communities around the world promote refill stations and water fountains over bottled water, it's worth revisiting a fact about bottled water: most of it is literally the same water we get out of our faucets.
Industrial fishing takes place across more than 55 percent of the world’s oceans, according to a new study.
Now, researchers have found 73 percent of Northwest Atlantic deep-sea fish are eating microplastic – the highest reported frequency of plastic-eating fish in the world.
Study highlights urgent need to adapt urban areas to cope with floods, droughts and heatwaves.
Everyday products like hair spray, air freshener, cleaners, colognes and perfumes, pesticides, glues, and conventional cleaning products contribute a far greater amount of pollution to the atmosphere than previously thought.
Although Cape Town has pushed back day zero – the day that the city runs out of water – until June 4, the country re-assessed the magnitude of the drought and determined that it has reached disaster proportions.
Using satellite data, researchers say sea levels could rise by half an inch a year by the end of the century, which is double current projections.
The tundra of Eurasia and North America contains twice as much mercury as the rest of the world combined.
Recent tests of car exhaust on monkeys have renewed the debate around animal testing. Researchers say there are alternatives that are less cruel.
A report led by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism reveals that thousands of tonnes of colistin – what medics refer to as the “last hope antibiotic” – is being shipped to countries like India for use in livestock farming.
The time taken to reach the limit improves since last year but campaigners say the Government must do more to save lives.
Even the fruits and vegetables are wrapped in plastic so that the sensors can read them, inculcating a culture of convenience and waste.
