Each fire’s impact could depend on what was burning, for how long, and levels of public awareness, researchers hypothesize.

New research shows that inhaling polluted air for just an hour can impair cognitive abilities like attention and emotional ...

Air pollution harms both health and cognitive functions, reducing focus and memory even with short-term exposure. Read on to ...

Is your home’s air secretly making you dumber? One hour of air pollution (even indoors) can cloud your mind, wreck your focus ...

That finding corroborates studies on the long-term effects of air pollution, says Anthony Wexler, PhD, a researcher and professor at UC Davis in California. Dr. Wexler was not involved in this ...

In a shocking new study, researchers found that pollution levels inside homes were not only higher but also more ...

Germany met all European air-quality limits for the first time in 2024, according to a preliminary data published by the ...

After a new study showing the impact on lung health, one expert said 'the zero-emission label is clearly not accurate' ...

Dementia risk has been linked to air pollution exposure — particularly PM2.5 exposure — through a growing body of medical ...

In 2020, strict rules were put in place to slash cargo-ship emissions. Five years on, it appears to have been less than ...

Air pollution harms cognitive functions by damaging brain cells, reducing oxygen flow, and increasing inflammation, leading ...