July 23, 2021 How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke — even thousands of miles away Smoke from the nearly 80 wildfires burning more than 1.4 million acres across the U.S. has spread over thousands of miles during the past couple of weeks, raising health and safety concerns for residents of rural communities and major cities alike.
July 20, 2021 Florida beaches see nearly 800 tons of dead fish, sea life wash ashore Thousands of dead fish and marine life have washed up on beaches in the Tampa Bay-St. Petersburg area of Florida largely due to red tide caused by toxic algal blooms.
May 27, 2021 Study seeks origins of Hawaii's dangerous ghost nets “Ghost nets” from unknown origins drift among the Pacific's currents, threatening sea creatures and littering shorelines with the entangled remains of what they kill.
May 5, 2021 Eta Aquarid 2021 meteor shower: How to watch The Eta Aquarid meteor shower will peak Wednesday evening into early Thursday morning, giving curious viewers the opportunity to see debris from the famous Halley's Comet.
May 5, 2021 Trillions of cicadas about to emerge across US Within days, a couple weeks at most, the cicadas of Brood X (the X is the Roman numeral for 10) will emerge after 17 years underground.
April 22, 2021 China underreporting severity of air pollution levels, new study suggests Air pollution data in China may have been manipulated by local officials, according to a new study conducted by Harvard and Boston University researchers.
April 22, 2021 Biden avoids confronting China over climate in Earth Day speech with world leaders President Biden urged world leaders to act quickly and together to confront the consequences of Earth's changing climate, but notably did not specifically address heavy polluters like China.
April 22, 2021 More than 4 in 10 in US breathing 'unhealthy' air, report says A new report on air quality found that more than 4 in 10 people are breathing in unhealthy air, with the American Lung Association pointing to climate change as a driving factor.
April 7, 2021 Mexico's raw sewage still pouring into California coastal cities: report A decades-long issue for the residents of Southern California, raw sewage from Mexico continues to flow north of the border.
March 24, 2021 Pollution taking a toll on penis size, scientist claims A class of chemicals called phthalates that are often used to make plastics more flexible is exacting a toll on fertility rates and leading to genital malformation, an environmental scientist claims.
