A non-profit air monitoring organization started by a former Texas mayor found elevated levels of benzene near shale gas production operations in the Barnet Shale, according to a Shale Test press release.

A draft report from the U.S. Global Change Research Program indicates the midwestern U.S. will begin to experience more effects from climate change, according to a release from the University of Michigan.

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity is set to begin drilling, according to a release. The rover will take rock samples in coming days, which will give insight into water’s history on the red planet.

Two new studies produced by the United Nations Environment Programme say parts of Africa, Asia and South America could see increases in mercury emissions, according to a release.

An international study confirms black carbon, or soot, contributes more to global warming than previously thought.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists will use a hurricane monitoring plane to improve snow forecasts, according to a NOAA release.

The year 2012 was among the 10 hottest years on record globally, according to data collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

A study from the University of Pennsylvania has found that mountains contribute less to the carbon dioxide-consuming chemical weathering process than previously thought, according to a release.

Air pollution levels of PM2.5 fine particles in Beijing were recently more than 25 times greater than the level the World Health Organization considers safe, according to an Associated Press article.

A report published by the United Nations Environment Programme says that devastating natural disasters are occurring with greater intensity.