Human brains contain higher concentrations of microplastics than other organs, according to a new study, and the amount appears to be increasing...
Turning agricultural waste to treasure
New funding will help Berkeley Lab and partners improve how the diverse agricultural waste in California’s Northern San Joaquin Valley...
Mountains of holiday food and packing waste are clogging landfills. Is there a better way?
Photo: A huge mountain of trash is piled up inside the cavernous Athens material recovery facility in Sun Valley on...
Flint Water Crisis Worsens, City Spills 2 Million Gallons of Sewage Into Flint River
The Flint River is shown in downtown Flint April 20, 2016 in Flint, Michigan. Photo: Bill Pugliano (Getty Images) As...
Extreme water stress affects a quarter of the world’s population, say experts
17 countries including India, home to 1.3 billion people, are identified as having ‘extremely high’ water stress. Photograph: Pratik Chorge/Hindustan...