Scientists have identified micro pollution hotspots in both the air and waters of the Hawaiian Islands. A multidisciplinary team of National Geographic Explorers mapped microplastic and microfibre ...

As nights have gotten brighter, the list of health problems linked to artificial lighting has gotten longer, from insomnia to cancer. Lighting in urban areas like Chicago (shown) has gotten brighter ...

Air pollution is a global health concern, with over 90% of the world's population breathing air that exceeds World Health Organization safety standards. Fine and coarse particulate matter are ...

The Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For decades, gases from car exhaust and cow waste have drifted from Colorado’s Front Range to harm plants, fish and wildlife in Rocky Mountain National Park, ...

National Pollution Control Day, observed on December 2, commemorates the lives lost in the catastrophic Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984, one of the world's worst industrial disasters. The tragedy, caused ...

Congress has voted to undo a Clean Air Act regulation that strictly controls the amount of toxic air pollutants emitted by many industrial facilities like oil refineries, chemical plants, and steel ...

People who have obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) may suffer worse symptoms if they live in areas with higher levels of air pollution, according to a multi-national study presented at the European ...

South Asian countries are unleashing solutions to fight air pollution and accelerate action to achieve National Ambient Air Quality Standards and are considering an aspirational goal of <35 µg/m3 for ...

The effects of air pollution on kids "should have parents up in arms" to force changes in air pollution regulations, a reader said. Experts say children exposed to high air pollution levels can lose ...

India's October 2025 air-quality snapshot shows a sharp rise in pollution, especially in the Indo-Gangetic Plain, with fewer ...