The Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural sciences, health sciences, applied sciences and social sciences, according to their ...

Human activities have altered natural concentrations of multiple elements in the environment and added new chemicals. These chemicals can be taken up by organisms through various routes of exposure, ...

Here, a Galápagos penguin is perched on the molten rock of the Isabela Islands. The authors captured this photo during an 2021 expedition to collect microplastics in the Galápagos Marine Reserve.

Designed for introducing your KS3 students to ecosystems and the idea of bioaccumulation in ecosystems, this includes examples of DDT in otters. This lesson plan is fully prepped covering key ...

EPA Region 4’s Everglades Regional Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (REMAP) has been documenting nutrient pollution, and the health of the Everglades and Big Cypress since the 1990s.