Pollution

The Memphis Chamber of Commerce is defending the project while awaiting its connection to the power grid.

Genetically modified bacteria dramatically reduced mercury absorption in mice—and could do the same for humans.

The plastics recycling system is ineffective. Experts are now debating whether it can be fixed.

The new material is more environmentally friendly and offers benefits like sound and thermal insulation.

In recent decades, the number of visitors and the tourism sector in Antarctica have considerably surged.

Hundreds of tourists visit the Morning Glory area daily to take pictures. However, they don’t realize that the colorful pool is a result of human pollution.

This transgenic wood is more sustainable and environmentally friendly, but it's also much more resistant.

If history is there so we can learn from our mistakes, maybe it’s time to revisit how we tell it.

An ordinary plastic bottle, such as those found in any supermarket, takes up to 1,000 years to completely degrade.

In their attempt to free us from the use of plastic, paper straws have failed miserably.

People overlook waste reduction and reuse in favor of recycling. They shouldn't.