Pollution

Gas stoves produce emissions that can harm human health and the environment. Experts answer questions about the dangers and how to limit them

Mining electronic waste for rare-earth elements while isolating the remaining toxic chemicals could help solve the global e-waste crisis

To create a sustainable economy, we need to revamp how we reduce, reuse and recycle products to create less waste

Recycling can only get us so far to a sustainable plastic future. The real solution to transforming the plastic economy lies in making less in the first place

Chemical processes could recycle the cellulose from clothing waste into renewed fibers for garment makers

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Friday to ban new oil and gas wells in the city and eventually close existing ones

Millions of miles of U.S. rivers have dramatically improved in the half-century after the Clean Water Act, but climate change and other types of pollution still pose threats

Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of wildfires, and those most affected by their pollution must drive miles to access care

While international experts try to figure out what caused the ruptures in the Nord Stream pipeline, engineers have multiple options to try and fix it

Learn about Viking women, doughnuts in the brain, nuclear weapons, and more in the October issue of Scientific American

A surge of new research underscores the growing global problem of light pollution—as well as the urgent need for public awareness and action

Researchers are rushing to calculate the greenhouse-gas emissions resulting from mysterious leaks in major gas pipelines that connect Russia to Europe