Pollution - Page 36

August 26, 2016

Baltimore streams tainted by amphetamines

Are the nation’s streams tainted with hard drugs?

July 25, 2016

Why people choose to live in the 'graveyard of the Earth'

On the face of it, the living is good in Ozersk, Russia.

July 1, 2016

Bright spot: Antarctica's ozone hole is starting to heal

Antarctica's ozone hole finally is starting to heal, a new study finds.

June 6, 2016

Eating plastic is making young fish slower, stupid

Fish are getting hooked on plastic that's making them "smaller, slower, and more stupid," say researchers behind a new study at Science.

May 4, 2016

Beijing issues first-ever red alert for smog, forcing schools to close

Beijing issued its first-ever red alert for smog on Monday, urging schools to close and invoking restrictions on factories and traffic that will keep half of the city's vehicles off the roads.

May 2, 2016

Happy Earth Day! 5 ways to get kids to help the planet

Earth is a constant marvel, especially for children who enjoy learning about its wonders

May 2, 2016

How to celebrate Earth Day 2015 with NASA

Today (April 22) is the 45th anniversary of Earth Day, and NASA has a series of activities planned to celebrate the beauty of our home planet.

May 2, 2016

Hints of colonial pollution hidden in Andean ice cap

Traces of air pollution from 16th-century Spanish silver mines were discovered deep inside an ice cap in the Peruvian Andes, scientists announced today (Feb.

May 2, 2016

'Missing oil' from 2010 BP spill found on Gulf seafloor

Up to 10 million gallons (38 million liters) of crude oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill has settled at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, where it is threatening wildlife and marine ecosystems, according to a new study

April 28, 2016

Surfers invent floating trash bin to clean up world's oceans

Two Australian surfers are trying to tackle the planet's water pollution problem head-on, by developing a device that functions as an automated floating trash bin for the world's oceans