Environment

Tonnes of plastic garbage in the Pacific Ocean could disappear by half in five years with the help of inflatable collecting barriers, a 22-year-old Dutchman envisions. Boyan Slat, who started ...

A chance discovery made by a scientist and amateur beekeeper has led to a potentially game-changing discovery in ...

There's a potential solution for ocean pollution.

Many companies that deal in commodities linked to heavy tropical deforestation, such as soy or timber, have made ...

In almost every aisle of the grocery store, you can find products from the palm oil, soy, wood, ...

When was the last time you remember seeing a star-filled sky? Have you felt like you're not getting ...

LONDON—Scientists have found evidence of how ancient Britain separated from Europe in what they are dubbing "Brexit 1.0"—a ...

When it comes to cosmetic products it's all chemistry to professor Alice Roberts, anatomist, author and presenter of ...

The Soviet Union had been dumping radioactive waste into the sea for decades by the time the communist bloc collapsed ...

NEW YORK—Swirling across the Northeast on March 14, Stella was a textbook winter storm. Five days in advance, ...

Indonesia's coal industry is trying to grow in a hostile climate. As the world moves to cut carbon ...

Research led by the director of NASA’s Astrobiology Institute, Penelope Boston, has found that samples taken from the ...

Proponents of the U.S. coal industry, including President Donald Trump, have touted "clean coal" technologies as an important ...

Just ahead of the Paris climate talks in 2015, a groundbreaking paper was published by the U.S. National ...

In the summer of 2016, two of the world's largest producers of palm oil, which is found in ...

Scientists have found 30 plastic bags and other debris in the stomach of a dead whale.

Aluminum cookware made from scrap metal is widely used throughout the developing world. While the production of this ...

These NASA images show how our planet has changed.

For more than half a century, dolphins have been helping the U.S. Navy to find mines or enemies ...

When it comes to wind and solar power, there isn't a straight bottom line—it's kind of wavy. Figuring ...

The power exerted by a U.S. president or Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator is diluted by layers of ...

Some of the most popular internet services, like Facebook or Google Drive, are free—but they come at an ...

A shift away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy is moving forward, and many jobs hang in ...

The words "studies show" and "scientists say" are used to explain the rationale behind all kinds of decisions. ...

Water is life. Water is the new oil. Water is power. Fresh, life-sustaining water is draining away. It's ...

Scientists exploring the frigid waters of Antarctica uncovered a diverse and thriving sea creature community nestled beneath the ...

Having a Christmas tree at home normally means either cutting down a living tree or buying a fake one. And ...