Air pollution has been convincingly linked to respiratory illnesses, while run-off from industries has not only diminished ...

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A combination of hot temperature and high air pollution is associated with increased risk of suicide in the following days, ...

Researchers argue that exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) may affect cognitive function and intelligence, potentially causing large population-level losses in global IQ. Using ...

A new study highlights how a combination of environmental stressors -- namely plastic pollution and seawater flooding -- can increase the threats faced by plants in some of the planet's critical ...

Air pollution is considered by some to be the "greatest external threat" to life expectancy, and pollution levels only continue to increase as climate change worsens. While breathing in particulates ...

First-ever measurements of melatonin in wild sharks shows artificial light can disrupt nighttime hormone levels ...

Research reveals that a high-fruit diet may protect women's lung function from air pollution, according to Pimpika Kaewsri, MSc. Can the effects of air pollution on lung function be modified?

The U.S. EPA is delaying standards for steel mill and coke oven emissions for about two more years. The agency previously sought strict standards for what steel mills emit, but new leadership is ...

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal cleanups. Ever since their invention in 1959, plastic bags have become synonymous ...