The researchers have now identified chloronitramide anion as an end product of inorganic chloramine decomposition in treated drinking water.
A team puts forward a possible explanation for the rise in global mean temperature: our planet has become less reflective because certain types of clouds have declined.
New research highlights the stark choice we face when it comes to climate change: solve the crisis now, or spend a lot more money and resources solving the crisis in the future, after environmental tipping points have been passed.
Women with a higher genetic risk of depression are more likely to develop heart disease - even if they've never had a diagnosis of depression or other psychiatric disorders.
Researchers have used computer models to forecast when the Arctic Ocean might experience its first ice-free day.
A “mystery disease” recently struck the south-western corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), killing between 67 and 143 people over two weeks.
Antarctica has shown a warming trend over the past 60 years, with the West Antarctic and Antarctic Peninsula regions showing a faster change.
Over the past three decades, there has been a startling increase in the prevalence of obesity across the U.S., at least doubling in adult men and women since 1990.
Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments.
By 2100, parts of the Arabian Peninsula could experience up to 9 degrees Celsius of warming.
Have you heard of the 3+30+300 rule for urban forestry? See how Melbourne and Sydney compare to New York, Denver, Seattle, Buenos Aires, Amsterdam and Singapore on trees, canopy and park proximity.
Parts of the Great Barrier Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian research showed Tuesday, with scientists fearing the rest of it has suffered a similar fate.
New research by Loughborough University warns that global renewable electricity supply will be unable to meet the surging demand from digital data by 2025.
Officials in New Delhi, the world's most polluted capital, banned non-essential construction and urged residents to avoid burning coal in an effort to combat worsening air quality.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is warning that over 44% of reef-building coral species globally are at risk of extinction.
