Wildfires pollute waterways and could affect their ability to sequester carbon, recent University of British Columbia research shows.

Researchers say avoiding these toxic blooms may reduce the rate of disease.

Wastewater treatment plants are not effectively removing this tiny pollutant, study shows.

Gator research uncovers increased levels of mercury in the state’s swamps.

A new study has revealed for the first time that ancient carbon, stored in landscapes for thousands of years or more, can find its way back to the atmosphere as CO₂ released from the surfaces of rivers.

Karen Noda Morishita is using analytic chemistry to quantify organic contaminants.

From tiny pellets to creepy wave-battered baby dolls, the Texas coast is a notable hot spot for plastic debris.

MIT engineers developed an atmospheric water harvester that produces fresh water anywhere — even Death Valley, California.

Saltmarshes are net ‘sinks’ of carbon dioxide, according to pioneering research led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH).

Methane emissions from Canada’s non-producing oil and gas wells appear to be seven times higher than government estimates, according to a new study led by researchers at McGill University.