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Golden river of toxic waste spills out from deadly mining disaster in South Africa
Earth from space A 2022 satellite photo shows a shimmering trail of dried, chemically-enriched mud left behind by a torrent of wastewater that flooded a South African mining town, killing three people.
What are the most polluted cities in the world?
Cities like Lahore, Pakistan, Hotan China and Delhi, India have consistently poor air quality, but it's impossible to accurately identify the city with the world's worst air pollution.
Pollution facts and types of pollution
The different ways that the environment gets contaminated.
Even brief exposure to diesel fumes alters activity in key brain network, study finds
An experimental study suggests that diesel fumes might disrupt the brain's typical pattern of activity.
Monet and Turner's atmospheric landscapes actually depicted air pollution, new study finds
Impressionist painters like Monet depicted their smog-filled surroundings in their artworks.
How Much Trash Is on Mount Everest?
So much trash and nowhere for it to go leads to a mountain of trash.
Hole in the ozone layer has grown for a 3rd year in a row — but scientists aren’t concerned
The ozone hole is the largest it's been since 2015, but overall it's still decreasing.
