Environmental Justice

An exhibition at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum showcases people who use their artwork to call for a better balance between humans and the natural world.

Engineers at Washington University have built a sensor that can detect the presence of bird flu particles within minutes.

Researchers are organizing protests and making their voices heard as Trump officials slash funding and lay off federal scientists.

The sesame seed-sized arachnid causes serious problems in domestic animals and livestock, officials said.

A new technology is pushing the boundaries of farming by using electricity to grow crops without photosynthesis

Younger individuals are developing colorectal cancer earlier in life compared to older generations, and scientists don’t know why.

President Trump has said daylight saving time is ‘inconvenient’ and ‘costly’

To conduct a comprehensive analysis of what makes up wildfire smoke plumes, Rajan Chakrabarty’s team spent 45 days in wildfire locations in the western United States where they sampled gaseous smoke and aerosol species and analyzed their chemical and optical properties.

Rising temperatures and heaps of remaining snow and ice create the perfect growing conditions for a pesky allergen.

BJC Health System and Washington University have each donated $5 million to the Brickline Greenway project, the 10-mile biking and walking trail system that officials hope to extend across the city over the next few years.