How Scientists Are Monitoring Water Quality With Tampons
The feminine hygiene products glow under ultra-violet light after absorbing pollutants called optical brighteners
This Artist Transforms Beach Trash Into Stunning, Majestic Images
Mandy Barker didn’t have spend too much time on the shores to collect enough debris for her masterpieces
Smog-Eating Buildings Battle Air Pollution
Sunlight triggers chemical reactions in the façades of buildings in Mexico City and Milan to improve air quality
Got Allergies? Air Pollution Could Be to Blame
New research suggests that ozone and nitrogen dioxide can alter allergens, creating more potent immune responses
What’s Causing This Village’s Weird Sleeping Sickness Epidemic?
About a quarter of residents in a small town in Kazakhstan have fallen into a deep sleep for days at a time—and no one knows why
With Wearable Devices That Monitor Air Quality, Scientists Can Crowdsource Pollution Maps
Emerging technology means anyone with a smartphone can become a mobile environmental monitoring station
China’s Smog Might Be to Blame for the East Coast’s Rough Winter
A NASA visualization shows how particles from East Asia can swirl into Pacific storms—a source of precipitation for the U.S.
Tiny Bits of Plastic May Be Clogging Up Corals
Researchers find that microplastic pollution has become a new threat to the health of ocean reefs
Spanish Conquest of the Incas Caused Air Pollution to Spike
A sample of Peruvian ice has revealed a surge in pollution linked to mining that wasn’t exceeded until the Industrial Revolution
Pollutants Are Making Polar Bears’ Penis Bones More Likely to Break
An industrial chemical contaminating the Arctic is further threatening a species already facing dire challenges
Pollution Is Turning the Taj Mahal Brown
Workers must periodically cover the Taj Mahal in clay to remove the pollutants stuck to its marble walls
The Ocean Contains Over Five Trillion Pieces of Plastic Weighing More than 250,000 Tons
These frightening figures represent the most robust estimate of marine plastic pollution calculated to date
A Worm’s Gut Could Help Dispose of Plastic Trash
Microbes found in the guts of waxworms like to feast on polyethylene
India Once Released 25,000 Flesh-Eating Turtles Into the Ganges
A plan to clean up corpses failed due to lack of planning
Drop This Capsule Into a Stream and It Will Screen For Pollution
Researchers have developed a sensor (no batteries required) that creates a barcode indicating the amount of pollutants and their whereabouts in water
Why Charging for Plastic Bags Makes People Give Them Up
It’s all about setting up psychological tripping blocks
New Understanding of Toxin-Loving Organisms May Help Tackle Pollution
A breakthrough in the understanding of how bacteria break down toxins using vitamin B12 could lead to improved cleanup methods
The Potential Dark Side of Nobel-Winning LEDs: Pest Problems
The white lighting is clean and efficient but also a lot more attractive to flying invertebrates
Pollution From Hawaii Is Giving Sea Turtles Gross, Deadly Tumors
Nitrogen runoff gets into the turtles’ food and causes tumors on their faces, flippers and organs
Make Cities Explode in Size With These Interactive Maps
From Los Angeles to Lagos, see how megacities have been taking over the planet during the past 100 years
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