How a simple form can make labs safer and more sustainable
Greening chemistry is a series of opinion columns, written by a rotating group of contributors. Since time…
Are Colorado’s carbon emissions among the highest in the world?
Yes. While Colorado ranks near the middle of U.S. states for carbon emissions per capita, it still produces…
Research ties China’s smog clean-up to hotter and drier conditions in Australia
Just weeks before the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Chinese authorities restricted half of all private cars from the city’s…
Dutch techie says 2 months in India left him constantly sick: ‘I want to breathe’
A Dutch software engineer claims that spending two months in India has left him sick for longer than…
A Solution to Satellite Pollution? Make Them Indestructible
Each year, thousands of satellites at the end of their life fall toward Earth, burning up in the…
People Who Drink Bottled Water on a Daily Basis Ingest 90,000 More Microplastic Particles Each Year
Sarah Sajedi was visiting Phi Phi Island, Thailand, when she was dazzled by the beautiful scenery of the…
How festive consumption harms forests and climate
Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, the central figure of Christianity, and is observed worldwide as a…
Clouds drive Earth’s growing heat imbalance more than pollution
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A new…
OHSU study finds exposure to common air pollutants alters adolescent brain development
For the first time, researchers at OHSU evaluated the long-term impact of air pollution on adolescent brain health…
In Italy, the “Land of Fires” continues to claim lives
Published on 19/12/2025 – 15:00 GMT+1 •Updated 14:52 Between Naples and Caserta lies a grimly infamous area: the…
Croatia approves radioactive waste site despite Bosnia protests
Croatia’s parliament approved a radioactive waste disposal facility on Monday at a site less than a kilometre from…
Industrial and farm chemicals quietly alter the balance of gut microbes
A large-scale laboratory screen reveals that widely used chemicals do more than contaminate food and water. They can…