It can accumulate pollutants such as heavy metals. Scientists have used moss for decades as a bioindicator – a living ...

For two decades, Margarita Garcia has been fighting to end pollution in her neighborhood. The 82-year-old retired hairdresser has white-streaked hair and a love for cracking jokes. She lives on the ...

New plans aim to support British farmers by improving supply resilience to global market shocks and supporting innovation in the fertiliser sector ...

The threat posed by air pollution is more significant than many people may realize. According to the World Health Organization, almost 99 percent of the global population breathes air that exceeds ...

Imagine you love cherry cheesecake, and you’re happy to find out that your local bakery makes the delicious, decadent dessert every Saturday. But they only make a certain amount per week; after that, ...

A United Nations special rapporteur warned Friday that air pollution is contributing to widespread human rights violations worldwide, calling on governments to take urgent action to reduce pollution ...

Colorado continues making headlines for having some of the worst pollution in the entire country. Fourteen counties, including Denver, Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Jefferson, Weld and Larimer, received ...

The University of California, Berkeley unveiled a new interactive tool on Tuesday that it designed for the United Nations, at no cost, in an effort to combat dangerous pollutants around the world. The ...

Rising ocean temperatures have been implicated in mass coral bleaching events affecting the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). These events have been increasingly frequent, with major events occurring in 2016, ...

For much of human history, the rhythms of daily life were dictated by the sun — when to wake, when to work and when to sleep. But that all changed in the 19th century with the advent of electric light ...

Pollution is a major health crisis right now. The toxic air you breathe does more than cause respiratory issues. It exerts stress on your entire body. To combat the ill effects of pollution, we ...

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring ...