Scientists have engineered swine that pollute less, fend off disease, and produce more meat, but you won’t find them outside experimental farms . . . yet.

Across the US, laboratories are finding creative ways to minimize the amount of plastic they throw away.  

In a world beset by climate change, marine pollution, and dwindling natural resources, a member of the mushrooming human population pauses to consider his role.

Vanessa Allen Sutherland will resign next month, leaving the agency with just three members of what should be a five-person board.

A new report estimates that 95 percent of people live in areas with dangerously high levels of fine particulate matter such as dust and soot.

Converting biowaste to plant food is an overlooked source of tiny plastic pollutants, researchers say.

News reports reveal that Volkswagen, Daimler, and BMW funded the organization that conducted the studies.

Editors’ picks of the year’s best in The Scientist infographics.

From a plastic-munching coral to see-through frogs, here are The Scientist’s favorite images from 2017.