For over 80 years, researchers have documented how powerful industries can exert influence over the very institutions meant ...

Forever chemicals known as PFAS have turned up in an unexpected place: beer. Researchers tested 23 different beers from ...

Chemical analyses of an ancient river channel’s sediment at a Roman site in northern England have challenged a long-held view ...

Potentially thousands of tiny plastic pellets have leaked into the Congaree River, raising concerns about the toxic effects ...

Fossil fuel companies are working hard to push chemical recycling because plastic is one of Big Oil’s last lifelines.

The global use of face masks surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, but many have since been discarded as waste, contributing ...

In 2024, a medical study detected microplastics embedded in arterial plaque, and those patients were far more likely to ...

The former managers of chemical company Miteni received prison sentences after being found guilty of water pollution in ...

Air pollution doesn’t just increase the risk of dementia — it actually makes Alzheimer’s disease worse,’ Dr. Edward Lee says ...

An industrial plant along the banks of the Congaree River is facing allegations that it has violated several federal ...

There is a growing mountain of imperfect but troubling evidence that pesticides and other chemicals may be behind the ...

World Dolphin Day reveals dolphin intelligence while exposing threats from toxins, plastics, mercury, and climate change.