Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Francesca Dominici is director of the Harvard Data Science Initiative. The World Health Organization 2024 report recently urged ...

Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year . . . from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar ...

Microplastics are ubiquitous. Though you can’t see them with the naked eye, they’re found almost everywhere — in our food, our cleaning supplies and cosmetics, our water, the air we breathe — and ...

Megan Meyer is a science communication consultant who is passionate about translating science to a variety of audiences. She received her PhD in nutritional immunology from The University of North ...

Share on Pinterest A sediment sample, right, is displayed on the computer screen as Shelly Moore, left, executive director of Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research uses a stereo scope to ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMACOG), as well as the city of Toledo, is warning the public of health risks that come with increased ground-level ozone in the ...

Wood-burning stoves have become a classic British middle class status symbol. Despite the fact that they cost around £3,000 to buy and install, an estimated 1.9 million people in Britain now have one ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - The Pima County Department of Environment Quality (PDEQ) issued a Dust Action Day due to high winds and dry conditions that can lead to elevated levels of coarse particulate ...

A warmer planet doesn’t just raise temperatures. From wildfires to floods, here's how the climate is changing.

PALO ALTO, Calif. (KGO) -- The city of Palo Alto is considering new rules to cut out light pollution and they could go so far as a 10 p.m. curfew on all outdoor lights. Reportedly - 80% of Americans ...

PHOENIX — With the new year comes the common New Year's resolutions to become healthier and exercise more. However, a new study finds that it may take more than lacing up the running shoes to be ...