The field of environmental studies examines the complex relationships between humans and the natural world. Like environmental science, students of environmental studies learn about ecology, biology, ...

A major new study finds that living in pesticide-heavy environments could raise cancer risk by up to 150%, even when the chemicals are considered “safe” on their own. The research suggests these ...

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine is now home to a new zebrafish research facility. Researchers will use ...

Family Health Centers, Inc. in Louisville is partnering with Vanderbilt University on a long-term study that will identify environmental cancer risks in the South. The study involves a survey and asks ...

A 55-year-old living in a moderately polluted city may already be carrying the disease burden of someone several years older, ...

Researchers used baby teeth to prove that environmental metal exposure during specific weeks of infancy predicts adolescent ...

The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that President Donald Trump called "a scam." But repeated scientific studies ...

Two chemicals used to make plastic more flexible are linked to nearly 2 million premature births and the deaths of 74,000 newborns worldwide in 2018, according to a new study. A baby is considered ...

Data centers carry a hidden cost that dwarfs their price tag, according to new research. It’s not money. It’s the health of ...

Researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health and the Columbia University School of Public Health found that ...

An open house to gather public comment on an upcoming local environmental health study runs from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, in the Butte Public Archives, 17 W. Quartz St. This phase of the ...

Jackson metro air is unclean compared to other places ...