Yale Environment 360

Study Finds Plastic Additives in the Air

Scientists have found evidence of plastic additives in the air over Southern Cal...

Why We Need a Strong Global Agreement on Plastics Pollu...

Twenty years ago, scientist Richard Thompson sounded the alarm on microplastics ...

Edge of Antarctica Has Grown Dramatically Greener

Over the last four decades, vegetation cover on the Antarctic Peninsula has grow...

World's Rivers Are Driest They Have Been in Decades

Last year, the world's rivers had their driest year in at least three decades, a...

How Traffickers Got Away with the Biggest Rosewood Heis...

Ten years after officials seized $50 million worth of illegally harvested rosewo...

Renewables on Track to Supply Nearly Half of Global Pow...

Renewable power is on pace to produce close to half of the electricity used glob...

What’s Causing the Recent Spike in Global Temperatures?

Since early 2023, the world has seen a steep rise in temperatures that scientist...

In Europe, Forest Shrubs Are Migrating Toward Pollution

While warming is pushing some European vegetation north, toward cooler weather, ...

Researchers Parse the Future of Plankton in an Ever-War...

Plankton form the base of the world’s food chain, but warmer and more acidic oce...

La Niña Looking Less Likely as Ocean Waters Stay Balmy

As ocean temperatures remain stubbornly high, forecasters see a diminished chanc...

Scientists Breed Corals That Can Withstand More Heat

Scientists have successfully bred corals that are more tolerant of heat, showing...

Nine Tons of Illicit Pangolin Scales Recovered in Nigeria

On a single day in August, Nigerian officials recovered more than 9 tons of illi...

'Forever Chemicals' Linked to Poorer Sleep

Young adults with higher levels of certain “forever chemicals" in their blood re...

Ukraine Rewilding: Will Nature Be Allowed to Revive Whe...

Amid the war’s destruction, Ukrainian scientists are seeing signs of an ecologic...

Lakes Dot the Sahara Desert After Heavy Rain

An unusual early September cyclone drenched large parts of Morocco, Algeria, Tun...

A Fish Once Thought Extinct, the 'Mekong Ghost' Is Redi...

Recent sightings of the "Mekong ghost" fish in Cambodia offer hope for a creatur...

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