In a review article published in the journal Science, the authors discuss the health effects of air pollution and challenges associated with monitoring population exposure to air pollution, ...

While past research has extensively investigated the connection between air pollution and lung cancer globally, 24-28 there is still limited evidence on the association between air pollution and the ...

AMSTERDAM — That air pollution is a primary antagonist to pulmonary health has been known for a long time, but the true extent of its detrimental effects may reach far beyond the lungs. Air pollutants ...

A recent surge in the rate of global warming has been largely driven by China's efforts to reduce air pollution, raising questions about how air quality regulations are influencing the climate and ...

The global pollution exposure slope and Mann-Kendall trend of PM 2.5 from 2001 to 2020. Blank land areas indicate no data or not enough observations or failed the significance test (P<0.05). Air ...

2024 was the hottest year on record, producing intense, long-lasting heat waves. Climate change-intensified extreme events last year included the formation of vast heat domes — areas of high pressure ...

This screenshot of the Climate TRACE tool shows where pollution is generated and how it moves across the Pittsburgh region. The team behind the pollution-monitoring tool Plume Pittsburgh is taking its ...

A major shift in global shipping regulations intended to improve air quality may have temporarily — and inadvertently — set off a geoengineering reaction that is warming the planet, new research has ...

Air pollution, particularly fine particulate matter (PM2.5), poses a major threat to our lungs, leading to health issues like ...

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 ...