Traces of black carbon in snow can alter the light reaching plants, potentially shifting growth patterns and reshaping ecosystems.

MIT researchers have some good environmental news: Mercury emissions from human activity have been declining over the past two decades, despite global emissions inventories that indicate otherwise. In ...

The new model could help policy-makers understand how the spatial distribution of industrial firms and their impact on the local environment affect regional development Regional and urban economics ...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, space- and ground-based observations have shown that Earth’s atmosphere has seen significant reductions in some air pollutants. However, scientists wanted to know ...

Snowballing framework between the oil slick dataset and the deep learning model. The left panel (in red) represents the process of data preparation, and the right panel (in blue) represents the ...

Computer simulations reveal that spraying sea salt aerosols may keep global temperatures near 2020 levels as air pollution falls—but may also redraw regional weather patterns.

BEIJING, 24 December (BelTA - Xinhua) - Chinese researchers have developed a new air quality model that enables more accurate simulation of two major pollutants: fine particulate matter and ...

Thick plantings of particulate-guzzling-and pollution blocking trees are coming to West Oakland next month. The Prescott Greening project — which has been in the works for over a decade — is finally ...

China’s rapid urbanization has fueled an unprecedented expansion of construction, dramatically increasing energy use and emissions across supply chains and building operations. While air quality ...