PET-based glitter microplastics influence mineralisation processes in marine environments, triggering concerns about the long-term environmental impact of microplastic pollution on aquatic ecosystems, according to a study published in the journal
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A team of researchers from Surrey University, UK, celebrate their success after winning funding to develop a “library of greening.” This new database will enable towns and cities around the
The new Low Emission Zone (LEZ) and Ultra-low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in London significantly improved air quality, according to the latest Institute for Policy Research (IPR) policy brief. The authors believe this
Many primary schools in the UK experience levels of pollution which exceed safe levels set by the World Health Organisation (WHO). According to a study published in the journal Atmospheric
Children from urban areas may be at a higher risk of obesity due to high levels of pollution, noise and traffic, according to a study published in the journal Environment
We all know that littering is bad, but now scientists found that rubbish can actually have a positive effect on our waterways. In polluted urban rivers, invertebrates, like insects, snails
Artificial night-time lighting has widespread impacts on the natural world, according to a new paper published on 3 November in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution (1). In particular, night-time
Air pollution leads to higher rates of depression and suicide, according to a new study published on 18 December in Environmental Health Perspectives (1). Since more than 90 per cent
The Ocean Cleanup, a nonprofit based in Rotterdam in the Netherlands founded by young engineer Boyan Slat, has improved its plastic-collecting device. The latest version has finally captured and retained
Plastics not only pollute oceans and land, and even animals, but new research shows microplastic contamination in the atmosphere – and indeed, the air we breathe. And microplastics are also