Climate change is making plastic pollution more mobile, toxic, and widespread, accelerating risks for wildlife, ecosystems, ...

A new study reveals how air pollution from rocket launches spreads in the atmosphere, potentially triggering dangerous warming at the otherwise pristine high altitudes. A team of researchers at the ...

This post comes to PBS Nature from World Wildlife Fund (WWF). WWF and Nature are collaborating on a series of blog posts from WWF conservation scientists that will share the stories and motivations ...

A theoretical new paper argues that atmospheric metal pollution from falling space junk could create an invisible conductive shield around our planet that might weaken our magnetosphere. However, ...

Air pollution from satellites burning up in Earth's atmosphere could become the world's next big environmental problem — but the tricky form of contamination seems to evade the reach of both ...

A research plane that flew through Earth's stratosphere identified more than 20 elements that are linked to the aerospace industry. Experts predict that the problem could become much worse in the ...

Our planet is massive, and the surrounding space is even more massive. Despite that, scientists say that the amount of space junk pollution around our planet could poison the upper atmosphere and have ...

BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Earth Island Institute (Earth Island) has reached a settlement with Danone North America in its ongoing litigation against major food, beverage, and ...

A Chilean astronomer has become dedicated to battling light pollution in the Atacama Desert and preserve what is considered the best place on Earth to study space. Eduardo Unda-Sanzana at the Paranal ...

The water quality in the Blue Earth River has deteriorated significantly since the Rapidan Dam in Rapidan, Minn., suffered a partial failure and sent nearly 12 million cubic yards of sediment behind ...