Long before Terry Plank became an award-winning geochemist and volcanologist, she was a third grader mesmerized by the shiny rocks near her home in Delaware. Plank credits her mom as an early inspiration for her research.   Now, as a geochemist at Lamont-Doherty...

Heading into the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics, skiers and snowboarders were already adjusting to a ban on fluorinated waxes long prized for making their equipment faster. This week, the Winter Games saw their first enforcement...

From the day Apollonia Arellano first learned that scientists were tracking increases in atmospheric carbon concentrations throughout history, she was captivated. That high school lesson, Arellano says, “changed her life.” She went home to do her own research, and she has not stopped since.  Arellano, who holds a B.S. in environmental Earth and soil sciences from California...

In a truly reckless move today, the Trump administration has acted to eliminate the federal government’s ability to fight climate change altogether.  By repealing the scientific finding that greenhouse gases are harming people’s health...

President Donald Trump’s approach to climate change rests on one key premise: Greenhouse gases are not that bad. This is a simple argument — albeit one that flies in the face of the scientific...

Since childhood, Das Dores Ngueussie Ngamini has been curious about the world around her and how it works. Ngamini has turned this curiosity into a career dedicated to scientific knowledge and climate justice, using...

Rechargeable nickel-cadmium (NiCd) and nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries are used in cordless phones, power tools, electric toothbrushes, cordless vacuums, and many other household devices. Unlike single-use alkaline batteries, these rechargeable types have valuable materials...