Metals are present in a wide range of habitats, with a large number of land sites in the UK remaining contaminated since the industrial revolution

Technological advances have enabled us to analyze increasingly lower concentrations of chemicals

Most sunscreen products on the market today contain synthetic compounds that help prevent ultraviolet rays from damaging skin

In Western Europe, only a few small areas remain where the night sky remains relatively unpolluted, including areas in Scotland, Sweden, Norway, and parts of Spain and Austria

The next step for the researchers is to partner with a mining company and build a larger pilot-scale system

Analysis of bacteria shows efficient ways we might mimic their abilities to tear up cellulose to make fuel from otherwise unusable plant material

While treated wastewater that is introduced back into the environment is an obvious route for drugs to enter waterways, Paul M. Bradley and colleagues wanted to see whether other sources might be involved

"We are heading towards a whole new world of hybrid glass and devices for light-based technologies.”

MDI biological laboratory's 'environmental genomics' course will look at influence of environment on genetic expression

Researchers are trying to better understand how several kinds of interactions affect phosphorus mobility in agricultural soils and streams

Seokheun "Sean" Choi, assistant professor of computer and electrical engineering at Binghamton University, along with two of his students, developed the device

Snorkelers had found "what superficially looked like circular column bases, and paved floors," but no other signs of life, such as pottery