Dirty fuel’ may sound scary. But here’s why we’re unlikely to see a wave of new disease with this temporary lift in sulfur ...

Black rain fell in Iran's capital after airstrikes on oil facilities sent up dark clouds of toxic smoke. Health officials ...

High in the Rockies, researchers are discovering that wind-borne pollution and rising heat are fueling unprecedented algal ...

A secret Minoan fire technique may explain how Bronze Age artisans in Crete changed serpentinite vases from blue to red.

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted a planet orbiting a star in our neighborhood of the ...

Astronomers have identified a strange new kind of exoplanet that challenges how scientists classify worlds beyond our Solar System. The planet, L 98-59 d, appears to contain a vast ocean of molten ...

A study led by the University of Oxford has identified a new type of planet beyond our solar system—one that stores large ...

Missiles and bombs contain heavy metals and other toxic pollutants, which can linger for decades in air, soil and water.

T he blooming of a titan arum, or corpse plant, is a spectacle like none other in the plant world. A pale spike resembling ...

The US plans to release 172 million barrels of oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve, more than 40% of a wider release coordinated with allies, to help dampen prices spiked by supply disruptions ...

A special filter helps them easily spot the hue, but that's not the same as a natural attraction. Artificial dyes should ...

By Mark Mazzetti, Tyler Pager, Edward Wong On Feb. 18, as President Trump weighed whether to launch military attacks on Iran, ...