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In the absence of human interference, the soil beneath the world’s forests normally exhales carbon steadily and consistently. 

Tiny particles of rubber cast off by car tires, which have long been known to harm wildlife, may also pose a risk to humans, according to a new study.

Kitchen sponges are among the most frequently used household items – and may also represent a previously underestimated source of microplastics.

The new study mapped and assessed more than 140,000 solar PV installations worldwide using satellite data.

The plumbing systems of volcanos are vast and complex. But they aren’t consistent, even in the same volcano.

From sizzling bacon in the kitchen to wildfire smoke in the sky, cooking and pollution release microscopic particles that affect humans' health, the air they breathe, and even weather and climate.

Nearly 69 million people in the United States speak a language other than English at home, yet weather warnings have long been issued almost exclusively in English. 

Municipalities and federal agencies monitor U.S. waters for microcystins, a toxin produced by harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie, but a University of Michigan study shows that the blooms produce a greater range of potentially toxic compounds than previously known.

Levels are “three times higher than what we’re allowed to shower in, or drink,” UMass Amherst researcher says.

A new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience by researchers at the IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP) at Pusan National University in South Korea shows that the Antarctic ice sheet became more sensitive to climate forcing following a major shift in Earth’s ice age cycles about one million...