Consider a can of soda. When the can is closed (pressurized), the soda contains dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2). When you open ...

Fog harvesting is the practice of capturing tiny water droplets from fog with specialized mesh nets. It was invented in the 1970s by the Chilean physicist Carlos Espinosa, who was trying to find ...

Researchers found some human brains now contain up to seven grammes of plastic - as much as it takes to make a small spoon ...

A new report from Heal the Bay shows dangerous metals in the Pacific Ocean in findings that conflict with L.A. County ...

The Lake County Health Department is offering a reduced fee of $20 to test homeowners’ water wells for bacteria and nitrates through March 21. Sterile test bottles and instructions are available ...

A CDC program tests wastewater from airplanes, looking for pathogens that may have hitched a ride with passengers on long-haul international flights.

Testing for a specific contaminant on Canfield High School property connected to the July Material Sciences Corp. chemical spill took place Feb. 14 to Feb. 17 as planned, and preliminary results are ...

Girl Scouts of the U.S. say their cookies are safe to eat despite a report that found heavy metals in some cookies. What do ...

Online, products branded as the blue lotus promise calm moments and psychedelic trips. But they're far different from what ...

Charleston Waterkeeper and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are investigating which contaminants lie ...

WORTHINGTON — The Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District’s board of managers has authorized the purchase of water quality and flow ...