NEWS AND REPORTS

High-puff e-cigarettes may become more toxic with use, researchers warn

Tiredearth

30 May 2026

"Chemical levels varied across brands, but our overall findings show extended use of high-puff disposable vapes may lead to greater accumulation of harmful byproducts."

White hydrogen discovered in billion-year-old Canadian Shield rock points to potential new energy source

Tiredearth

20 May 2026

Within the Canadian Shield, hydrogen gas is steadily building up naturally among some of the oldest rocks on Earth.

Scientists warn that the world’s rivers are running out of oxygen

Tiredearth

19 May 2026

Rivers around the world are quietly running out of oxygen — and climate change is emerging as the main culprit. A sweeping global analysis of more than 21,000 river systems found that nearly 80% have been steadily losing dissolved oxygen over the past four decades, threatening fish, biodiversity, and the overall health of freshwater ecosystems.

Fluorescent RNA sensor gets 10 times more sensitive for water safety

Tiredearth

18 May 2026

Water is largely tasteless to humans. But to the microbial world, it is anything but. Bacteria that live in contaminated environments have spent millions of years evolving exquisitely sensitive molecular detectors—proteins that latch onto specific chemical threats and trigger a cellular response.

Food & Water Watch: We’re Suing Trump For His Biggest Attack on Climate Change Yet

Tiredearth

18 May 2026

Food & Water Watch has announced that it is pursuing legal action against the Trump administration over what it describes as one of the most significant attacks on climate policy in recent years.

Coal pollution is cutting solar power output worldwide, study finds

Tiredearth

17 May 2026

New research led by the University of Oxford and University College London (UCL) has revealed that pollution from coal-fired power plants is significantly reducing the energy output of solar photovoltaic (solar PV) installations, particularly where these are expanding side by side. The findings have been published in Nature Sustainability.

More than half of US faces worst drought in decades, says expert

Tiredearth

16 May 2026

More than 60% of the United States is experiencing drought conditions, with more than 20% in an extreme drought. Andrew Ellis, a climatologist at Virginia Tech said the current conditions are among the worst in decades because the combination of intensity and aerial coverage is rare. He explained why, who is most impacted, and when we can expect relief.

New Study Explores Possible Link Between Pesticides and Parkinson’s Disease

Tiredearth

12 May 2026

A new international research collaboration is taking a closer look at one of the most debated environmental health questions of recent years: could long-term exposure to pesticides increase the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease?