Long-range atmospheric transport of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has polluted sediments in high mountain lakes in Europe. Recent research has found that lakes in northeastern Europe are a hotspot for PAH contamination, and concentrations of these toxic compounds were also above the 'no effect' threshold in lakes in north, central, west and southeast Europe.

Studies investigating the effects of pregnant women’s low level exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on the weight of their newborn babies have produced conflicting results. However, new research, which involved 8000 pregnant women across Europe, adds to the mounting body of evidence that PCB exposure does in fact reduce birth weight.

An all-singing, all-dancing musical extravaganza is coming to Potters Bar next month.

Juliet & Romeo, Lost Dog’s award-winning version of Shakespeare’s teenage love story, has been playing to sell-out audiences all over the UK since February 2018.

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Spirit, determination and quality on the ball all came to the fore as Watford Ladies claimed a breathless 5-4 victory at Plymouth Argyle to keep them at the summit of the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division.

Watford Ladies started the new year with a flourish in their resounding 5-0 victory over Plymouth Argyle in the Women's FA Cup third round.

Watford's resurgence under Nigel Pearson continued as they swept to a 3-0 win at Bournemouth to heap more misery on their fellow strugglers and climb out of the relegation zone.

Algeria has been pursuing foreign partnerships to boost output and exports.

BeltLine Piper sold her prime real estate along the Eastside Trail and is now enjoying life as an indoor cat a couple blocks away.

The gridlock-relieving rapid transit project across Lake Washington is a world's first.

Unlike many humans, some monkeys are genuinely faithful to their mates.

Video: Life erupts once again from the once lifeless mountain.

Video: Learn about the bobtail squid and its interesting relationship with beneficial bacteria.

With groundwater pumping and the evaporation of heavy weights of water, Earth's crust rebounds. This movement affects the fault, causing earthquakes.

A new study finds the area around the former Fukushima power plant teeming with life.

For when the Sheraton just isn't terrifying enough ...

Search and rescue dog Frida became an online hero after rescuing many lives, and now it's time for her to take it easy.

About wind turbines. Efficiency, safety and neighbors are key issues for wind power siting.

A new photo from New Horizons shows Pluto's towering ice mountains cast and frozen nitrogen glaciers.

Learn about the natural world past and present at these outstanding museums

If dinosaurs had telescopes and had pointed them at Saturn, they might have seen a ringless world.

A new study shows that some wells in N.Y. contain large amounts of explosive methane and need to be monitored to prevent any detonation.

We need to give coal miners safe, productive, high paying jobs building the green future. Their jobs should not stand in the way of killing coal.

The industry funded National Coalition on Mountaintop Mining is no joke.

Web gadget lets you see if your utility purchases illegal coal from Appalachian mountaintop removal.

Federal law requires mining companies to restore strip mines to their original condition, but many don't bother.

While activists against mountaintop removal grow, miners of the region defend their practices as a way of life.

Finally! The EPA declares that 79 mountaintop coal mining permits may violate the Clean Water Act.

A new YouTube integrated map lets Appalachian communities speak out on mountaintop coal mining.

Rainforest Action Network decides enough is enough with Obama's broken promises on mountaintop mining and stages dramatic protest in front of the EPA.

New EPA ruling on infilling valleys may limit future mountaintop mining permits, but it's only the first step in a long process to stop the 'Appalachian Apocaly

Actress keynotes luncheon to denounce the harmful practice of mountaintop removal coal mining -- and its effects on the people of her native Kentucky.

Even if you're not tapped into the daily vibe of environmental news and issues, you've not doubt probably heard of or seen the devastation caused by mountaintop

In new video, kids ask President Obama to end mountaintop removal mining.

'What are we supposed to do?' one hiker whispered as a puma stared them down in Sequoia National Park.

Working eight hours a day for two years, Jalandhar Nayak cut nearly five miles of road through the mountainous terrain of eastern India.

Even remote places like the French Pyrenees can contain urban levels of microplastics.

Did you know that albino dolphins are pink? Meet these amazing famous albino animals and learn more.

New report lists the 10 places most threatened by a 100-year-old mining law. Some say it's time to update the rules.

Coal helped create communities throughout Boone County, West Virginia, years ago but now mountaintop removal mining may be demolishing more than just mountains

New study reveals animals in ocean trenches are digesting plastic.

Scientists propose dropping poison to kill mice on the Farallon Islands, but there's concern that wildlife and water quality will suffer.

When a painting sells for a jaw-dropping price, it makes headlines. Do you know how much these works of art went for?

The Earth's mountains, rivers, animals and rocks have been around for millions or billions of years. Do you know which ones have been around the longest?

Can you spot all of these incognito critters?

A street dog named Mera tagged along with a expedition and climbed 23,389-foot Baruntse, a mountain in Nepal.

Hundreds of hikers battle altitude sickness and frostbite as they wait in line to summit Mount Everest.