A recent analysis by the U.N. children’s agency found that more than 500 million children in East Asia and Pacific countries ...

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are improving weather forecasting models so that they better represent air ...

Smoking is a major cause, lung cancer can also occur in people who have never smoked Wear a mask in highly polluted areas, ...

Long-term exposure to PM2.5, PM10, NO2 and ozone (O3) air pollution is associated with more hospital admissions for lower respiratory tract infections in adults.

These immediate harmful effects of pollution are well-documented and much talked about. What gets less attention is the ...

The study also found that participants performed worse on cognitive tests when it came to evaluating emotional recognition ...

People’s ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to air pollution.

Scientists discovered that even a few hours of exposure to air pollution reduces focus, makes emotions harder to read, and weakens selective attention. These cognitive impairments could impact daily ...

Air pollution is linked to the daily deaths of over 100 children under five in East Asia and the Pacific, according to a ...

In Nairobi and other major cities, PM2.5 levels often exceed the WHO's recommended limits, mainly due to vehicle emissions, ...

Air pollution is a well-known risk factor for respiratory diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The phrase “urban firestorm” has terrified me since I first heard it, from the climate scientist Daniel Swain, who was ...