On a cool spring morning in a northern forest, the ground feels soft underfoot. Mist hangs between the trunks, and the air smells of wet leaves and old humus; the slow alchemy that keeps a forest ...

A recent study published in the journal Atherosclerosis reviewed the links between water and soil pollution and human health. Clean water and healthy soil are essential to human health, well-being, ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 15. Soil ecosystem, fundamental to global food security and environmental health, is increasingly threatened by anthropogenic pollution.

A team of scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has introduced a groundbreaking nature-based solution to tackle global soil pollution—a crisis threatening ecosystems, agriculture, and human ...

DDT soil pollution is still a major problem in many parts of the world. Researchers have developed a new method to manage ecological risks from the toxin by binding it with biochar. When they mixed ...

Map showing where soil pollution by toxic metals is exceeding agricultural thresholds. Toxic and harmless metals are ubiquitous in soils, yet their worldwide distribution is still poorly known. A ...

Illnesses related to chemical pollution of the soil, water, and air are responsible for an estimated 9 million premature deaths annually, which equates to 16% of all global deaths; half of these ...

Scientists are refining a promising climate-smart material that could help clean polluted soils, protect water resources, and support more sustainable ...

India’s first carbon garden offering much needed respite from severe air pollution was opened in the campus of Delhi University to tackle toxic air and weak soil which can be replicated in other parts ...

Maize grown for biogas is accelerating soil erosion and river pollution – yet Government support for the sector continues. Gemma Lane, Land Use Policy Manager, explains why this threatens our soils, ...