Scientists are sounding the alarm about soil pollution and the infiltration ... even 17% of the world's arable land contains heavy metals. These findings highlight a serious environmental problem ...

Experts say that the world’s farms are being quietly contaminated ... they wanted to gain a better understanding of the distribution of heavy metal pollution. To achieve this, they analyzed ...

Up to 17% of cropland worldwide is contaminated with at least one type of toxic heavy metal ... Global soil pollution by toxic metals threatens agriculture and human health, Science (2025).

In-orbit servicing and refueling could help curb the environmental harm done by the space industry. But will operators ...

UTA study uses preserved plants and animals to trace 200 years of pollution exposure and its effects on human health ...

Nearly 17% of the world’s croplands are contaminated with “heavy metals”, according to a new study ... the authors systematically assessed global soil pollution for seven toxic metals: arsenic, ...

Air pollution significantly contributes to and worsens various dermatologic conditions through oxidative stress, inflammation ...

Stevenson’s work focuses on mycoremediation, a technique that uses fungi to rehabilitate polluted land. Mycoremediation harnesses fungi’s natural abilities to collect contaminants scattered in soil ...

World Environment Day 2025 targets #BeatPlasticPollution. Learn about microplastics, their harm to health and environment, ...

A major global study found that up to 17% of the world’s cropland is contaminated ... a better understanding of the distribution of heavy metal pollution. To achieve this, they analyzed a ...

Senior Research Associate, School of Earth Sciences and Cabot Institute for the Environment, University of Bristol Nearly 17% of the world’s croplands are contaminated with “heavy metals ...