Soil pollution caused by both natural and human-induced factors threatens the lives of millions of people globally. The new study uses machine learning tools to detect their impacts on humans and ...

Up to 17 percent of the planet’s agricultural land may be contaminated by toxic heavy metals, a new study has found. As many ...

Nearly 17% of the world's croplands are contaminated with "heavy metals," according to a new study in Science. These ...

Up to 17% of cropland worldwide is contaminated with at least one type of toxic heavy metal, posing health risks to up to 1.4 ...

Mercury pollution in the Amazon is caused by gold mining. Discover how tree core samples identify the concentration and ...

Mercury concentrations in fig trees could provide useful information about mining activity in the rainforest over time ...

This is the second part of a three-part series on underreported issues involving Canadian mining companies and Indigenous ...

This study is crucial in determining illegal mining activity and reducing mercury pollution according to the UN Minamata ... While extracting gold, miners add mercury to the soil that contains tiny ...

The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed May 26, 2025, to hear a suit seeking to stop Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited’s deal transferring its mining licence to Nigerian consortium, ...