The peer-reviewed study found that bottled water is the main source of microplastics, doing damage to the intestinal wall and ...

While it's good news that the immediate harmful effects of microplastic ingestion are limited, the study also documented ...

Human activity may be triggering the greatest extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs, ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The combined effects of humanity’s actions are making ecosystems less resistant to change, and threatening the vital ecosystem services humanity ...

New research reveals that early humans changed Europe’s landscapes long before farming began, using fire and hunting to alter ecosystems.

Herbicides used in agriculture offer quick weed control but have detrimental effects on the environment and human health, ...

A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports finds that people who have pets and more frequent positive contact with animals develop more positive attitudes towards other non-pet animals ...

Historians and geologists view natural and human history from two differing perspectives, according to Dipesh Chakrabarty, a professor of history and South Asian languages and civilizations at the ...

Training and using artificial intelligence consumes energy and produces fossil fuel emissions and pollutants. AI has driven significant increases in greenhouse gas emissions from major technology ...