More than 75 percent of the globe became permanently drier over the past three decades, according to a report from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The report ...

Global warming is making both places more important to global shipping and trade. By Lisa Friedman You’ve got choices, from menstrual cups to washable pads. Here’s how they stack up. By ...

We don’t often think of our clothing as plastic, but much of it is. Polyester, nylon, acrylic and other synthetic fibers are commonplace in the blended fabrics we wear every day. As a result, textiles ...

The agency obtained research from 3M in 2003 revealing that sewage sludge, the raw material for the fertilizer, carried toxic “forever chemicals.” By Hiroko Tabuchi As a researcher at ...

Environmental science is the multidisciplinary study of all aspects of the Earth’s physical and biological environments. It encompasses environmental chemistry, soil science, ecology ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — Taking inspiration from how nature --including lightning -- produces ammonia, a team has developed a reactor that produces the chemical commodity from nitrogen in the air and ...

Audience Relations, CBC P.O. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6 It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing ...

U.S. adults are just as likely to say that policies aimed at reducing the effects of climate change usually help the economy as they are to say these policies usually hurt it (34% each). Among ...

All over the world, ecosystems are threatened. From forests and drylands to farmlands and lakes, natural spaces on which humanity’s existence depends are reaching a tipping point. According to ...

Melting glaciers could impact earthquake activity in some regions. The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it's happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes ...

Despite the significant upheaval in the retail health care sector over the past year, consumers still have plenty of choices for accessing care. And as the recently released AHA 2025 Environmental ...

Dec. 20, 2024 — Scientists have delivered the first measurements of Greenland Ice Sheet thickness change using data from ESA and NASA ice satellite missions. With ...