April 9, 2018 Sperm whale swallows 64 pounds of trash, dies of 'gastric shock' Scientists were appalled to find 64 pounds of garbage and plastic -- including bags, ropes, nets and even a drum -- inside the stomach of a young sperm whale that washed up on a beach in Spain.
January 24, 2018 Flood of garbage hits beach in Lebanon, sparks outrage Incredible images show a flood of trash on a beach in Lebanon that has sparked outrage in the country.
January 17, 2018 Chernobyl is getting a new lease on life - thanks to solar power More than 30 years after the catastrophic nuclear accident that led to 31 directly-related deaths and is considered the worst nuclear power plant accident in recorded history, Chernobyl is getting a new lease on life thanks to a new as a 1MW solar power plant.
November 17, 2017 Scientists have a new theory on how the Chernobyl disaster unfolded A new theory on the Chernobyl disaster could shed fresh light on the world’s worst nuclear accident.
October 9, 2017 Beware radioactive wild boars: Hunters in Sweden concerned about Chernobyl’s frightening legacy Some 31 years after the world’s worst nuclear accident in Chernobyl, a wild boar with more than 10-times the safe limit of radiation has been killed by hunters hundreds of miles away in Sweden.
September 27, 2017 The plastic we've made weighs as much as 1 billion elephants A new study puts a number on the amount of plastic the planet has manufactured in the roughly 65 years we've been cranking it out: 9 billion tons.
September 19, 2017 Activists want ocean garbage patch to be new country Campaigners want a vast area of floating garbage in the ocean to be the world's newest country—and they've already got more would-be citizens than some real countries.
September 18, 2017 Sewer monster: Disgusting 'fatberg' longer than two soccer fields clogs London sewer Engineers are battling a 143-ton so-called “fatberg” of diapers, fat and oil that is clogging up a sewer in London.
June 29, 2017 Study's message to Americans: 'Our air is contaminated' Just because air pollution falls below legal limits does not mean you're safe.
May 26, 2017 Electric taxis eyed to battle pollution in Mexico City The environmentally friendly car will eventually replace part of Mexico City's more than 130,000 registered cabs.
