Deep in the waterlogged peat of salt marshes, carbon is stored at much greater rates than in land ecosystems, serving as an offset to climate change due to carbon dioxide (CO2) build-up in the atmosphere.

Cooking organic aerosol (COA) is one of the most important primary sources of pollution in urban environments.

Heavily polluted areas have a higher rate of angioplasty procedures to treat blocked arteries than areas with clean air, according to research to be presented at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology.

Further research is needed to obtain a more accurate assessment of exposure to microplastics and their potential impacts on human health.

Weather and fuel—two leading wildfire culprits—are now in the crosshairs of a University of Alberta researcher hoping to use machine learning against them.

Researchers identify obstacles to documenting changes from stream restoration projects.

Marine scientists developing unique partnerships to address plastic degradation in the environment.

Degradation of lakes is a worldwide problem, with symptoms including toxic algae blooms. Restoration is possible, but takes a lot of time and effort.

The report recommends a set of actions that countries can take to improve water quality.

Since the first Homo sapiens emerged in Africa roughly 300 million years ago, grasslands have sustained humanity and thousands of other species.