During the darkest weeks of the year, most of us welcome well-lit streets and sidewalks. But too much artificial light, where ...

The pervasive influence of pollution and contamination remains one of the most formidable challenges of our time, driven largely by rapid industrialisation, urban expansion and extensive agricultural ...

Pollution entering the ocean from the Tijuana River has been a problem for decades, but beach closures have increased in recent years Environmental educators say the closures are hurting kids and ...

A study reports that, around the world, wildfires and prescribed burns could emit substantially more gases, including ones that contribute to air pollution, than previously thought.

Filter-feeding mollusks respond to water pollution in a very detectable and measurable manner. With that fact in mind, scientists have created a commercial water-quality-monitoring system that uses ...

Bart Doudna of Cedar Rapids holds up his sons Cameron Doudna, 5, and Quinn Doudna, 2, while posing for a portrait with a large lighted diamond ring during the Five Seasons Lights at McGrath ...

The planet existed in darkness, illuminated only by the sun, stars and moon in an ancient cycle. Until 200 years ago, when a human turned on a light. Since the invention of artificial light, the world ...

Plastic litter covers the ground around a river by a highway overpass. A UN treaty to address plastic pollution has fallen behind schedule. Credit: Shutterstock Plastic pollution is still a big topic ...