For the first time ever, researchers have "housebroken" cows
Controlling where cow waste ends up could lead to cleaner air and water and decreased greenhouse gas emissions
Infants are being exposed to PFAS chemicals in breast milk
A new study finds that currently used PFAS — thought to be less dangerous than "legacy" versions — are becoming increasingly common in our bodies
There's something in the water, and it's killing America's national bird
Cyanobacteria are eating away at eagles' brains
Living near a Superfund site shortens life expectancy for low-income residents
Unequal access to healthcare amplifies the disparity
Air quality monitors mounted on public transit see pollution other sensors miss
Researchers in Salt Lake City are using light rail trains to measure the city's air pollution
Plastic trash can now be recycled into ultra-strong graphene
Plastic decomposition is sped up by the flash Joule heating method
Ozone in the air is bad for birds
Regulations addressing air pollution have prevented the deaths of 1.5 billion birds over the past 40 years
Chronic noise exposure isn't just bad for your hearing — it's also bad for your heart
Living next to a busy highway could keep stress hormones chronically elevated, damaging the body
PFAS chemicals reach remote oceans and accumulate in whales, dolphins, and other ocean life
Scientists studying the 'forever chemicals' say this trend is concerning
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The Notre-Dame cathedral fire deposited one metric ton of lead into surrounding neighborhoods
The cathedral's roof and spire was covered in lead tiles
California's wildfires are poisoning drinking water supplies
Pipes absorb a litany of chemicals from fires and firefighting, which leach into the water
Heavy metals from open-pit mining can spread up to 30 kilometers
Residents of Cerro de Pasco, Peru, teamed up with scientists to monitor pollution in their city
Industrial chemical polluters are almost unregulated in the US. We can do more
The existing regulatory framework puts too much burden on the Environmental Protection Agency — and too little on manufacturers
The EPA is unleashing the pollution that makes people vulnerable to COVID-19
Breathing in pollution directly worsens coronavirus outcomes. Regulations keep getting loosened
LEGO bricks can take hundreds of years to degrade
Just because they're not single-use doesn't mean that they're great for the environment
Oil spills melt the superpowers of the double-crested cormorant
Birds have to work harder to stay warm after being repeatedly exposed to spilled oil, study finds
Sanguine glimpses of positive environmental change on pandemic-Twitter
Homebound humans allow Mother Nature to stretch her legs, but that doesn't mean our current situation is a good thing
Artificial lights are disrupting firefly mating, putting them on the road to extinction
Light pollution impacts mating success and courtship behavior in fireflies, says recent study
Algae are eating microplastics. From there, they can climb up the food chain to us
Freshwater microbes can absorb components of microplastics before getting eaten by other creatures
Lead poisoning hits low-income children harder than their affluent neighbors
Children living in poverty suffer greater cognitive and physical effects from lead exposure than children from richer families, even if they live in the same area