Microplastics are spreading far beyond oceans, accumulating in forest soils after falling from the air, raising new concerns.

What happens to a cigarette but when it’s thrown away? A new study offers an unsettling answer: not much; at least not in the ...

A recent study published in the journal Atherosclerosis reviewed the links between water and soil pollution and human health. Clean water and healthy soil are essential to human health, well-being, ...

AI is helping scientists detect pollution earlier by combining data from water, air, and soil to spot environmental damage ...

DDT soil pollution is still a major problem in many parts of the world. Researchers have developed a new method to manage ecological risks from the toxin by binding it with biochar. When they mixed ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 15. Soil ecosystem, fundamental to global food security and environmental health, is increasingly threatened by anthropogenic pollution.

Map showing where soil pollution by toxic metals is exceeding agricultural thresholds. Toxic and harmless metals are ubiquitous in soils, yet their worldwide distribution is still poorly known. A ...

A team of scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has introduced a groundbreaking nature-based solution to tackle global soil pollution—a crisis threatening ecosystems, agriculture, and human ...

Karst landscapes, covering approximately 15% of the Earth’s land surface, represent unique and fragile ecosystems characterized by carbonate rock weathering ...