Environment

Air pollution reduces global life expectancy by nearly two years Thumbnail

Air pollution reduces global life expectancy by nearly two years

Data science aims to find next El Niño Weathervane

Data science aims to find next El Niño

Earth could have supported crust, life earlier than thought Crust

Earth could have supported crust, life earlier than thought

Land rising above the sea 2.4 billion years ago transformed Earth’s life, climate Land

Land rising above the sea 2.4 billion years ago transformed Earth’s life, climate

Hydraulic fracturing decreases infant health, study finds Landscape with fracking drill in background

Hydraulic fracturing decreases infant health, study finds

Soot-covered birds provide clues to 20th-century pollution

Soot-covered birds provide clues to 20th-century pollution

Carbon feedback from forest soils will accelerate global warming, study finds

Carbon feedback from forest soils will accelerate global warming, study finds

Most Americans want government to combat climate change, poll finds

Most Americans want government to combat climate change, poll finds

NIH taps Chicago universities for center on environmental health Smoke coming out of factory

NIH taps Chicago universities for center on environmental health

Glaciologist provides sounds to Chicago art installation about icebergs Thumbnail

Glaciologist provides sounds to Chicago art installation about icebergs