World’s worst nuclear disaster leaves mixed legacy of nature’s resilience amid serious contamination, as wars increase lobbying for energy supply ...

The submarine included one nuclear reactor and two plutonium warheads. The vessel sat on the seafloor approximately 250 kilometers southwest of Bear Island. Since its sinking in early 1989, there have ...

Rapid industrialization, agricultural expansion, and urbanization release vast quantities of harmful pollutants into global ecosystems. Contaminants such as organic chemicals, heavy metal ions like ...

A catastrophe occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant 40 years ago, on 26 April 1986. Its consequences have affected ...

Radioactive water was discharged into New York's Hudson River for more than 60 years, with millions of gallons released annually during its decades of operation.

In Hawaii, researchers are literally paving the roads with good intentions. They have come up with an innovative method for putting the island’s plastic pollution to work, covering its roads with ...

The city of Loni is less than one hours’ drive from Delhi, but this rapidly growing industrial base beats the Indian capital when it comes to one unenviable title. Last year, according to Swiss ...

China's cuts to aerosol emissions reduced sea ice loss, but it may have revealed a bigger story about climate change. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.