In the air, on land and in the sea, the Smithsonian is building new tools for resilient ecosystems—innovative approaches and technologies that will provide knowledge and open up avenues to understand ...

As seawater creeps further into coastlines, salt threatens to pollute the freshwater reserves that people depend on. But this ...

At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the sea by 2050. Plastics pollution has a direct ... This means more toxic air pollution and plastic in our oceans. We need urgent ...

The Roman Empire's pervasive influence once reached across land, sea, and even sky. During the golden age of Roman imperialism, air pollution grew so inescapable that researchers now suspect it ...

Apr. 1, 2025 — A new study has found that children exposed to higher levels of air pollution in early and mid childhood have weaker connections between key brain regions. The findings highlight ...

A major study links long-term air pollution, especially sulfur dioxide, to higher depression risk, urging stronger pollution controls to protect mental health. A landmark study published in Environmen ...

A sharp reduction in the amount of sulfur pollution emitted by ships has reduced ... lanes in the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. Chris Wright at the University of Washington in Seattle ...

Fog reduces visibility, with implications for safety and the economy, especially associated with air and sea transportation ... the air pollution system with the latest and best land surface ...

The Stena Immaculate collided with a cargo ship, releasing Jet-A1 fuel into the North Sea ... any pollution within its Exclusive Economic Zone, which reaches up to 200 nautical miles from land.

Pollutants are chemicals and substances that are harmful to our health or the natural environment, causing damage to the land, air or water. Outdoor air pollution in urban areas tends to be caused ...