Environment

In 2018, China banned the import of paper and plastic waste from the U.S. These items were being …

Breathing Earth’s breathable atmosphere is the key to life, and a new study suggests that the first burst …

According to the National Christmas Tree Association, almost 27.4 million real trees were used during Christmas in 2016. …

Data from ESA’s Cluster mission has provided a recording of the eerie “Earth’s magnetic song” that Earth sings …

El Niños have become more intense in the industrial age, which stands to worsen storms, drought, and coral …

Changes in groundwater millions of years ago created alternating layers of vivid yellow and brown in the mineral …

Many people are unaware that sand is the second-largest resource extracted and traded by humans, just behind water. …

The Indian capital city of Delhi has some of the world’s worst air pollution. In November 2018, the …

Ancient Egyptians considered the Nile River to be the source of all life. The steady northward path of …

Researchers at the University of Western Australia have uncovered evidence of a new type of fossilization that may …