"Thanks to Northwestern Study Abroad, I found myself in the middle of the Ecuadorian Amazon birding at 5 in the morning, chasing monkeys at noon, and swimming in the river in the afternoon. I would ...

Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States, according to a new study. The paper, published Wednesday in the journal ...

Nontargeted testing identified 42 PFAS in cord blood, far exceeding the 8 compounds measured by traditional targeted methods, suggesting broader prenatal exposure. Cumulative exposure estimates ...

The global use of face masks surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, but many have since been discarded as waste, contributing to land and water pollution. As these masks break down, they can release ...

In recent years, there’s been more interest in understanding how our diets affect both our health and the environment, and data shows that eating more whole, plant-based foods can be better for both ...

As an environmental science major, you'll learn how to use chemistry, calculus, statistics and other disciplines to understand and improve the environment. Typical courses and labs cover ecology, ...