Rwanda is using a new approach known as environmental DNA technology to detect species like the endangered mountain gorilla ...

It seems like every day a new study finds tiny plastic particles called microplastics where they should not be: in our bodies and our food, water and air. Yet finding and identifying microplastics is ...

A new report found microplastics in every water sample it studied from Minnesota's rivers and lakes. The microplastics are known to reduce fertility, interfere with hormones and increase cancer risk ...

Indian Bengali writer Amitav Ghosh has been writing about empire, the environment, and other subjects for the past 25 years. Now, he has gathered some of his essays into a new collection called Wild ...

Growing up in the 1970s, I took for granted the trash piles along the highway, tires washed up on beaches, and smog fouling city air. The famed “Crying Indian” commercial of 1971 became a symbol of ...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Canada's durum crop has been damaged from rainy, damp conditions, with some farmers holding off on harvesting crops in the hopes of drier weather, according to ...

ALL RIGHT, DEREK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IN THE NEXT HOUR. PEOPLE LIVING IN TANGIPAHOA PARISH ARE EXPECTED TO PACK THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ROSELAND TO HEAR THE RESULTS FROM AN INDEPENDENT ...

I used to believe I taught the one genre that artificial intelligence couldn’t touch. For 15 years, I’ve guided college students through the deeply human work of personal narrative, helping them ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brennan Barnard writes about the nuances of college admission. The college essay or “personal statement” gets a lot of airtime in ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- ABC7 got an exclusive first-hand look at the work being done to monitor the water of Lake Michigan to make sure it's safe to drink. The testing season is underway. The crew of Lake ...