If you think humanity’s addiction to fossil fuels is hard to shake, it’s nothing compared to the strength of our plastics habit. In rich countries, per-capita carbon emissions and crude oil ...

Chinese researchers believe their latest technological breakthrough could help reduce the way countries battle fine particulate matter pollution. The Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau ...

Over his nearly two-decade career as an environmental researcher, Ma Jun has witnessed arguably the fastest environmental improvement in the world. In 2006, he founded the Institute of Public and ...

China’s push to move heavy industry into its western regions is hurting air quality there even as it improves for the nation as a whole, according to a new report from the Centre for Research on ...

In late March, residents of southern Hunan were passing on an emergency notice from environmental authorities about thallium pollution in the Leishui River. The river feeds into several local water ...

With conventional waste management systems falling short, many scientists are turning to nature for innovative solutions to the issue of plastic waste. One promising avenue is microbial degradation: ...