The world is getting hotter, causing shifts in seasonal patterns and increasing the amount of extreme weather such as severe droughts and heat waves, which can affect crop yields and food supplies.

Bob Powell had spent more than a decade in the energy industry when he turned his attention to the problem of plastic waste.

Plastic made from cane sugar also threatens the environment.

Researchers have identified soil bacteria able to break down some PFAS chemicals, known as “forever chemicals” because they take decades to degrade naturally.

Scientists have been worried about the potential harms of microplastics for years.

Knowing whether your runny nose, itchy eyes or tiredness are related to a cold or allergies can feel unclear.

Illinois researchers are making headway in curing respiratory diseases like pneumonia to viral infections like COVID-19 and influenza by investigating them in marine mammals for the Office of Naval Research's Undersea Marine Program grant.

The George Institute for Global Health today announced data from the phase III INTERACT3 study demonstrating that a new combination of treatments for stroke due to intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) significantly improves the chances of surviving without major disability. 

Chronic kidney disease is a growing problem worldwide and in the aging U.S. population.

Researchers from UCL, the UK Dementia Research Institute, Imperial College London and Newcastle University, are involved in a major new collaboration to develop a technology that could help identify people at risk of developing dementia by analysing their sleep patterns.