Estimates put the amount of carbon stored in soils of the permafrost region to be almost twice the amount present in the atmosphere

Dyeing and processing yarns and fabrics could become "greener" and more expensive

Bacteria could be put to work neutralizing large amounts of industrial carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere, University of Florida researchers have found

Keeping physical material in good condition falls to a team of five full-time conservators

Decontamination of polluted sites, often many hectares in scale, is costly and in itself can have a high environmental impact

Thawing permafrost and contaminated sediment in marine coastal areas pose some of the greatest risks for the production of highly toxic methylmercury

With more than tens of thousands of chemicals used commercially, keeping track of their levels in our bodies creates a challenge.

Team will study the use of biochar to improve infiltration, water retention, and nutrient retention and transformation in soils

Researchers say waste adds to other problems threatening global seafood resources such as overfishing, pollution, and climate change

The finding by Stony Brook researchers and international colleagues was published in Nature

New techniques could better predict where hazardous materials go in the event of environmental disasters.

The two-year project assessed insect populations in cornfields on 53 farms in eastern South Dakota