Air pollution has been convincingly linked to respiratory illnesses, while run-off from industries has not only diminished water quality but dirtied supply with so-called "forever chemicals" that have ...

Air pollution silently reduces global cognitive potential, driving inequality and threatening brain health across all generations.

By Vijay Kumar Malesu Scientists argue that fine particle pollution may be harming brain health and lowering cognitive potential worldwide, with modelling suggesting massive cumulative IQ losses and ...

Recent research has forged a new reason to take B vitamin supplements — protection from the deleterious cardiovascular effects of air pollution. But the data are far from conclusive and much more work ...

Posters presented at the CHEST 2024 annual meeting demonstrated air pollution's role in lung impairment and disease, highlighting the urgent need for providers to address the escalating impacts of ...

Short-term surges in air pollution in New Jersey from the 2023 Canadian wildfires were associated with a higher stroke rate and more serious strokes, according to a preliminary study to be presented ...

More than 90% of the global population is exposed to air pollution levels that "exceed WHO guidelines," researcher Pimpika Kaewsri shared during the presentation, according to a press release. "Ample ...

Even at levels safe for humans, air pollution can disrupt the way some insects communicate with plants, and with each other.

A combination of reduced aerosol pollution and global warming have resulted in increasing levels of solar radiation across ...

China is cleaning up its sulfur pollution, but the drop in airborne particles is revealing additional warming that concerns scientists.