Environmental science
The latest chemistry news and research on environmental science, including atmosphere, climate, water and space, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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BusinessUS plans to close Chemical Safety Board by October
Government says CSB duplicates capabilities in other agencies
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NewsWhat are the prospects for making green hydrogen straight from seawater?
Competing with better-established desalination coupled with electrolysis, direct seawater splitting technologies are targeting niches
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News‘Chemistry changed the world before, we just need to do it again’: Stockholm declaration reimagines future
Paul Anastas talks to Chemistry World about organising call for chemistry to transform itself and make the world more sustainable
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NewsExplainer: Why is the UK banning disposable vapes?
Prior to the ban, almost seventy million single-use e-cigarettes were being discarded each year in the UK – containing enough lithium for a thousand electric vehicle batteries
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NewsPFAS regulations for US drinking water are being dismantled after just a year
EPA delays enforcement of levels set for PFOA and PFOS, and rescinds them for four other PFAS
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NewsUK funding agency to support controversial climate cooling research
Critics warn against shifting focus from emissions reduction towards ‘speculative’ cooling technologies
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OpinionDimethyl sulfide signature may not indicate extraterrestrial life
But a microbial source of the signal from planet K2-18b would have interesting implications for evolution
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ResearchOne of the biggest questions in Mars science may have been answered by the Curiosity rover
Mystery of where all the carbon dioxide went that once made the red planet far more hospitable has puzzled scientists for years
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ResearchLess than 10% of plastics are produced using recycled materials
Size of the world’s plastic problem laid out
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OpinionMulti-disciplinary scientists are ready to solve global chemical pollution
Are governments ready to act?
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NewsConcerns raised about PFAS leaking from three UK military bases
Sites could pose a threat to drinking water supplies and sensitive freshwater environments
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ResearchFullerenes help explain why there’s so much molecular hydrogen in space
The famous carbon allotrope can catalyse the formation of hydrogen molecules in cold interstellar environments
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BusinessBioLab fined for fire and chemical plume at US plant
‘Improperly stored’ pool chemicals reacted with water to release chlorine
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News‘A battle of the scientific experts’: PFAS research at centre of Texas farms lawsuit contested
Company whose fertiliser was blamed for livestock deaths shares analysis it says proves its product wasn’t to blame
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OpinionLetters: April 2025
Readers highlight Serbian opposition to lithium mining, the need for more practical chemistry, and the influence of the Greek alphabet
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ResearchLong-chain alkanes preserved in Martian mudstone
Molecules could have derived from biological fatty acids, although abiotic origins are also possible
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ResearchBall milling breaks PFAS down into industrially useful fluoride source
Mechanochemistry could deal with ‘forever chemicals’
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ResearchJWST reveals exoplanet composition with unprecedented clarity
Direct evidence of carbon enrichment in the planets around HR 8799 provides clues to their formation
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OpinionNew materials for sustainable fabrics
Textiles based on agricultural waste, algae and fungi are being developed to improve the environmental impact of the fashion industry
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OpinionGetting into the weeds of the glyphosate debate
Assessments of the risk posed by the controversial herbicide depend on how the evidence is weighed