Killer whales along the Norwegian coast have long classified as fish-eaters. New research shows that some of them also eat seals - and accumulate large amounts of harmful pollutants.

Global changes in land use are disrupting the balance of wild animal communities in our environment, and species that carry diseases known to infect humans appear to be benefiting, finds a new UCL-led study.

National governments have a much greater responsibility for shipping emissions than previously estimated, finds new UCL-led research.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year and nine out of 10 people breathe air with high levels of pollutants.

Economists find commuting is the only driving category to remain diminished.

Fine particle air pollution in the United States has decreased sharply over the past 40 years, but communities that were polluted four decades ago remain polluted today, according to research by two University of Virginia economists.

Clean-up devices that collect waste from the ocean surface won't solve the plastic pollution problem, a new study shows.

Rice is the most widely consumed staple food source for a large part of the world’s population.

A Texas A&M atmospheric scientist says routine flaring is wasteful, polluting and undermeasured.

The drop in traffic-related air pollution in the Boston area found by Tufts researchers offers lessons for the future.