It could take years to understand the health consequences, but ongoing research is helping to prepare people to weather the ...

India’s shift toward mercury-free healthcare has emerged as a significant public health and environmental achievement ...

The fires affected millions of people in the region. It could take years to understand the health consequences, but ongoing ...

A new study found that polyester microfibers, a common type of microplastic pollution, slowed the development of cherry tomatoes.

Disinfecting drinking water prevents the spread of deadly waterborne diseases by killing infectious agents such as bacteria, ...

A new scientific assessment finds California's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is in poor ecological health, and that a ...

State Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith vowed to consider a bill after a Times investigation showed pollution plagues hundreds of ...

Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests.

Some methods being tried to counter climate change shift the ocean’s biology or chemistry. Others would deflect solar ...

A study published in Nature shows that many of the world's major river deltas are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, ...