A shrinking Alpine glacier reveals a 2,000-year record of pollution, wildfire smoke, and volcanic fallout – much of it ...

Lush forests and crisp mountain air have drawn people to New York’s Adirondack Mountains for centuries. In the late 1800s, these forests were a haven for tuberculosis patients seeking the cool, fresh ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists have linked metal exposure from pollution to increased cardiovascular disease risk. David Trood/Getty Images Cardiovascular disease is currently the leading cause of ...

Turbocombustor Technology Inc. released toxic metallic air emissions that accumulated as a "waste powder" in the surrounding ...

In October 1948, a thick haze rolled into Donora, Pennsylvania, a steel town in the Monongahela Valley, south of Pittsburgh.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cypress trees stand in swamp near Lake Maurepas Cypress trees remain in the wetlands and swamps of Lake Maurepas. (Wes ...

For the first time, scientists have directly observed metal pollutants leaching from a piece of orbital junk: a SpaceX rocket as it burned in the atmosphere. Such pollutants can damage the ozone layer ...

The pervasive issue of metal pollution has long been a source of concern for wildlife and human health alike. Recent studies have revealed that small mammals, due to their diverse habitats and ...

A new study demonstrates that agricultural and medicinal plant residues can be transformed into a highly effective material ...

Up to 17 percent of the planet’s agricultural land may be contaminated by toxic heavy metals, a new study has found. As many as 1.4 billion people reside in areas with soil dangerously polluted with ...

Dead stars known as white dwarfs, have a mass like the sun while being similar in size to Earth. They are common in our galaxy, as 97% of stars will eventually become white dwarfs. As stars reach the ...

Scientists at Southeastern Louisiana University have found dangerously high levels of toxic metals and other contaminants in Lake Maurepas and have traced most of the pollution to industrial and other ...