Planet parade to dazzle stargazers this week — here’s what you need to know
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn: those are the planets stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere will be...
An enormous amount of mercury is buried beneath the melting Arctic permafrost
Scientists have learned that a massive amount of mercury is currently encased within the Arctic permafrost —...
Researchers find dangerous amounts of lead in fidget spinners
Fidget spinners are having a moment - practically everywhere you go someone has one twirling on a fingertip or...
Scientists puzzle over mysterious disappearance of mercury from Utah’s Great Salt Lake
It's a mystery that has some of the planet's best minds stumped: Just where has the methylmercury in Utah's Great...
Antarctic sea-ice bacteria could be contaminating seafood with a dangerous form of mercury
Pollution in the Antarctic may not turn many heads, but seafood lovers must beware of mercury-tainted fish from...
This courageous Baltimore teenager shut down America’s largest incinerator
When Maryland state officials approved a massive "clean" energy initiative in the heavily polluted community of...
Mercury pollution poison threatens to wipe out a remote tribe of indigenous Amazon people
Mercury poisoning could potentially wipe out an isolated Amazonian tribe in Peru. Over 80 percent of the members...
Mercury found in California fog may threaten the food chain
Many an early morning photograph has captured an eerily beautiful vista: the Golden Gate Bridge ensconced in dense...
Burn the trash, forget the toxins is the USA’s new garbage policy
“Burn baby, burn” is an old chant for a new generation of Americans who can't be bothered to put a bottle or...
Twelve common toxins that are killing your kids’ brain cells
They’re calling it a silent pandemic. Children all over the world are losing brain power because they’re exposed...
Ocean Mercury Levels Have Tripled Since the Industrial Revolution
An alarming new study shows that mercury levels near the surface of many of the world’s oceans have tripled since...
Chemical Contamination Threatens to Turn San Francisco Bay into a Toxic Soup
San Francisco is world-famous for its clam chowder, but a new report from the San Francisco Bay Regional Water...
82,000 Tons of Toxic Coal Ash Spill Into North Carolina River
Coal ash photo by Brian Stansberry A retired Duke Energy coal plant in Eden, North Carolina recently leaked...
New Report Lists World’s Most Polluted Places
Green Cross Switzerland and the Blacksmith Institute just released a report that details the world's most polluted...
J Mays Retires as Ford’s VP of Global Design and Chief Creative Officer
Ford just announced a series of changes in its senior leadership team, and one of them is the retirement of J Mays,...
New Study Shows Rich People’s Bodies Are Filled With Different Toxins
Sushi photo from Shutterstock It’s no secret that most adults in the US are bombarded with pollutants on a...
EPA Declares More than Half of US Rivers Unfit for Aquatic Life
Photo via Shutterstock The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared that an astounding...
President Obama Nominates Gina McCarthy for Head of the EPA
Today, President Obama announced that his nominee to replace Lisa Jackson as head of the EPA is Gina McCarthy....
Rice University Uses Graphite to Make Water Filtering “Super-Sand”
Having clean water is a luxury that's only available to a portion of the global population - approximately one...
Super-Sleek High Speed Mercury Train Unveiled for UK
London design firm Priestmangoode recently unveiled the Mercury, a high speed train designed for low-carbon ultra-efficient...
ArmorLite: A CFL Bulb Without The Risk of Toxic Mercury Exposure
Compact fluorescent light bulbs are the light source of choice for budget-minded greenies everywhere, but they...