Scientists are trying to take the pliable nature of plastic in another direction, developing new and renewable ways of creating plastics from biomass

Scientists used high-tech tools to more precisely view where cleared sites were and how much lasting impact they had on the rainforest in the Amazon Basin in South America

Contaminants still remain after typical water treatment process

Lead-contaminated water is a serious environmental concern that has recently proved to be disastrous when left untreated

Taking into account a range of sustainability aspects and assuming that they are all equally important, the research found that shale gas overall ranks seventh out of nine electricity options

Surfaces inspired by carnivorous plants delay degradation by marine fouling

Regular surfers and bodyboarders are three times more likely to have antibiotic-resistant E. coli in their guts than non-surfers

Recent research is the first reconstruction of historical changes in the North Atlantic jet stream prior to the 20th century

Which water body conditions influence environmental DNA analysis?

At NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, a landslide potential map was generated by the global Landslide Hazard Assessment for Situational Awareness (LHASA) model

Such disturbances in energy transfer can potentially lead to a decrease in food availability for top predators, which in turn, can lead to negative impacts for many marine species within these food webs

New findings show need for better regulation of road salt, fertilizers, and other salty compounds