Nitrate pollution, a pervasive consequence of agricultural runoff and urban effluents, has emerged as a significant threat to aquatic ecosystems worldwide. Elevated nitrate levels have been implicated ...

Home fireplaces and wood stoves are quietly driving a large share of winter air pollution, even though only a small number of ...

Air pollution remains a grave threat to human health, but MAHA is doing nothing about it.

Air pollution may seem like a daily nuisance, but exposure during pregnancy and early childhood can have lasting effects.

A recent large study conducted in Sweden has found that long-term exposure to elevated levels of air pollution may increase ...

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 ...

A recent BMC Public Health journal study investigates the effects of air pollution and lifestyle factors on mortality. Study: Health impacts of lifestyle and ambient air pollution patterns on ...

What are the public health impacts of air pollution? Exposure to high levels of air pollution can cause various health outcomes. Therefore, the short - and long-term public health consequences of air ...

Throwing another log into a crackling fireplace on a cold winter's night might seem like a cozy, harmless tradition. But ...

The World Meteorological Organization’s fifth annual Air Quality and Climate Bulletin, issued in September, called attention to the effects of air pollution on climate change and human and ecosystem ...

A team digging into PM2.5 — those tiny particles linked to breathing issues — is now looking at whether vitamin C has anything to do with how our lungs handle everyday pollution.