Decades ago, acid rain was one of the world's most alarming environmental crises. Pollution from coal power plants and cars made rainfall so toxic that it killed fish, wiped out forests, and even ...

Scientists have warned about a new kind of acid rain that is everywhere, is almost impossible to clean up, and could be a threat to every living thing on planet Earth. Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) – a ...

In a 150-day microcosm experiment, simulated acid rain increased the persistence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and triggered rapid genetic and phenotypic adaptation. The stress destabilized native ...

You've probably heard of acid rain: rain that's more acidic than normal because of pollution in the atmosphere. But, if rain can become more acidic, shouldn't it also be able to become more basic?

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Acid rain from fossil fuel pollution may be quietly training soil bacteria to become longer-lived, more transmissible, and more deadly, according to a new study in the journal New Contaminants that ...

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. Reports are emerging of black rain falling over parts of Iran in the hours after U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on oil depots on the weekend, with some ...

Our state is part of the region that consistently leads the nation in emissions of acid rain-producing sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Pennsylvania is a leader in acid rain in the U.S. Acid rain ...

Black acid rain, which can form after burning large amounts of crude oil, is a toxic mixture of fuel byproducts and atmospheric condensation. This form of precipitation occurs when combustion-derived ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The “smell of rain” isn’t just a figment of your imagination. Human noses can detect chemical compounds released during rainfall. The earthy smell that arises when rain falls ...