New research indicates there’s at least one strategy that works to curb an especially problematic and unnecessary form of ...

State and local policies to regulate the use of plastic bags have significantly reduced how many of them are found littered ...

Charging for plastic shopping bags can actually lead to cleaner beaches, study shows - The study suggests full bans and fees ...

When you outlaw or discourage the sale of plastic bags, fewer of them end up as litter on beaches.

The reason why birds make such a racket at dawn is still unclear. But researchers are now pouring cold water on one popular ...

Exposure to wildfire smoke and heat stress can negatively affect birth outcomes for women, especially in climate-vulnerable ...

Two years in the making, the exploratory, or move, study, identified potential properties and costs of a new airport.

Julian Fulton’s interdisciplinary research engages students and utilizes technology to protect rivers, San Francisco Bay and ...

The amount of mercury being transported through rivers all over the world has risen up to three-fold since the Industrial ...

Nighttime satellite images have shown that cities are getting brighter, and light pollution is now recognized as an ...

From data centers to AI to 5G internet, how we use the internet has a much bigger effect on our Earth than we might imagine.

"What we are seeing is compelling evidence that the climate crisis is not just an environmental emergency, it is potentially ...