Study Shows Littering Declined 34% Across America Since 2020
Litter across America has declined 34% since 2020, according to a new report from the Charity Keep America…
Scientists Discover Hidden Methane Source Beneath Every Major City
Methane is one of the most powerful drivers of global warming, yet scientists may have overlooked a major…
Young inventor plans to stop 90% of floating sea plastic by 2040
Dutch inventor Boyan Slat believes that the world’s ocean plastic crisis could be dramatically reduced within the next…
Under US pressure, EU moves to soften rules for fighting climate superpollutant – POLITICO
The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers argues that companies can’t conform to the regulation in time…
Gold prices spark mining rush in Brazil’s Amazon, fueling deforestation
SAO PAULO (AP) — The surge in gold prices in recent years has fueled a renewed mining rush…
Living near a gas station increases cancer risk
The research team focused on gas stations because gasoline contains benzene, a known carcinogen linked to leukemia and…
Scientists Make Breakthrough in Turning Plastic Trash Into Clean Fuel Using Sunlight
Plastics – rich in carbon and hydrogen – can be converted into a clean energy source, using sunlight.…
The Ozone Layer Is Healing, But There’s a Hidden Catch
Unexpected leaks from industrial chemicals are slowing the ozone layer’s recovery. Cutting these emissions could help the ozone…
How to protect coral reefs from your sunscreen
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Cherry blossoms are proof of a planet going awry
Earlier this month, a group of climate-change deniers gathered at the Hotel Washington in the U.S. capital to…
How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at E.P.A.
For more than a half-century, a prestigious scientific arm of the federal government did groundbreaking research aimed at…
Kitesurfer Spots A Bottle Cap Crawling Through The Sand — Then Realizes Who’s Inside
One day, while working as a kite surfing instructor on the island of Zanzibar, off the coast of…