In addition to their role in plant fertilization and reproduction, pollens and spores have another, hidden talent: With a simple treatment, these cheap, abundant and renewable grains can be converted into tiny sponge-like particles that can grab on to pollutants and remove them from water, scientists report. Even better, these treated particles don’t trigger allergies.

Carbon monoxide plays a role in both air pollution and climate change.

Research shines new light on old environmental issues that continue to impact the health of children.

Deep in the waterlogged peat of salt marshes, carbon is stored at much greater rates than in land ecosystems, serving as an offset to climate change due to carbon dioxide (CO2) build-up in the atmosphere.

Cooking organic aerosol (COA) is one of the most important primary sources of pollution in urban environments.

Heavily polluted areas have a higher rate of angioplasty procedures to treat blocked arteries than areas with clean air, according to research to be presented at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology.

Further research is needed to obtain a more accurate assessment of exposure to microplastics and their potential impacts on human health.

Weather and fuel—two leading wildfire culprits—are now in the crosshairs of a University of Alberta researcher hoping to use machine learning against them.

Researchers identify obstacles to documenting changes from stream restoration projects.

Marine scientists developing unique partnerships to address plastic degradation in the environment.