Doctors Step Up Against the Climate Health Emergency
Canadian emergency medicine resident Julia Sawatzky had an eye-opening experience early in her medical training that reshaped her…
Nations deadlocked over plastic production limits in global treaty talks
GENEVA (AP) — Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution will draw to a close Friday,…
France on high alert as ongoing heatwave fuels wildfire and pollution risks
Published on 11/08/2025 – 13:20 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Southwest France sweltered on Monday as temperatures rose to 43 degrees…
Artist drowns sculpture in plastic waste in front of the UN during plastic pollution treaty talks
GENEVA (AP) — As nations began a second week of negotiations Monday for a global accord to end…
Almost immune to cancer and over 390 different genes: the unique characteristics of the Chernobyl dogs.
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 forever transformed the ecosystem of the region. The explosion of reactor 4…
Encroaching light pollution is impacting our ability to study the cosmos
The Mt. Wilson Observatory in the Angeles National Forest may look remote, but urban sprawl from Los Angeles…
NZ ‘ULEB’ wood heaters emit a fraction of the pollution of standard models. Why aren’t they in Australia?
A new generation of low-emission wood heaters that can produce a fraction of the particulate pollution of current…
Recycling is cool, reducing is better: fighting plastic pollution at source
Every year, the world produces record quantities of plastic. In 2021, according to the OECD, more than 400…
Europe’s big trash-burning experiment has become a dirty headache – POLITICO
In Rome, for example, tens of thousands of people signed a petition to stop the mayor from greenlighting…
‘The invisible threat’: Air pollution exposure over time raises the risk of dementia, study finds
Published on 25/07/2025 – 7:00 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Breathing in dirty air regularly could raise your risk of dementia…
The Eye-Opening Science of Close Encounters With Polar Bears
It’s a pretty risky business trying to take a blood sample from a polar bear – one of…
The market usually fails the environment without government help
To the editor: Contributing writer Veronique de Rugy is evenhanded when it comes to government subsidies: There should…