Scientists discover traces of plastic in humans
A research team from Vienna examined stool from participants in Europe, Japan, and Russia and found out that everyone who took part had ingested some form...
Science attempts to explain why the rich and powerful often behave like swine
Cheating, stealing, lying, and environmental disrespect are habits shared most exclusively to the wealthiest social groups, according to new research.
If it’s fresh air you’re looking for, avoid the major national parks
Ozone levels across the country's national parks are virtually indistinguishable from the smog and pollution found in major metropolitan areas according to new research.
Young activists take UK government to court over failing to tackle climate change
After research suggests the younger generation will be facing the effects of climate change, activists in the UK are holding the government responsible.
Greenpeace gets into streetwear with its latest environmental message
The environmental advocacy group partners with Outlaw Moscow on a series of face masks to bring attention to air pollution in Russia.
Dockless bikes, the latest tech disruption, are ending up in volcanoes and trees
One was found at the bottom of New Zealand’s Mt. Eden volcano this past week.
Of course Scott Pruitt’s EPA tried to kill a study about toxic chemicals in our groundwater
According to a new study released by an agency not under the EPA administrator's hapless thumb, a highly-toxic compound has been discovered in over 1,500...
Mammals are increasingly going about their lives in the dark to get away from humans
Researchers at the University of California in Berkeley monitored 62 different species and discovered that all had drastically shifted their routines just to get away...
We need to do something about the plastic problem
A new report by the U.N.'s Environmental Program warns that unless action is taken that by 2050 there could be more plastic in our seas...
Michael Pinsky’s latest installation, ‘Pollution Pods,’ deemed too toxic for the public
The artist captured air samples from major cities across the globe in his latest installation, which has been deemed unfit for public exposure.
Land degradation is the panic-button environmental issue that will affect millions across the globe
Up to 3.2 billion people are already at risk due to overfarming, mining, and urban infrastructures.
The Document Agenda: “An enchanted world now exists alongside the disenchanted one”
Half of the world's wildlife may be gone in the next century, the devil is trending, and listening to your favorite song while studying isn't...
The Document Agenda: “A curiosity hangs by the thigh of a man”
A dangerous toad threatens the ecology of Madagascar, a painkilling alternative to opioids may exist in the brain, and the story behind one of the...
The Document Agenda: “Discovering that life has somehow found a way to make it work”
Researchers look at the impact of sea-level rise on the West Coast, there may be the possibility life on Mars, after all, and a debate...
The Document Agenda: “I think everybody should like everybody”
Cape Town holds off its water crisis, for now, intimate Andy Warhol recordings recently unearthed, and one of the world's largest publishing CEOs says Ebooks...
The epidemic ravaging the developed world? Loneliness.
Social atomization, separated families and lack of physical contact between people are creating a spike of loneliness across the U.S. and U.K.
