Plastics changed the world. In a little over 70 years since mass production began, the versatile material has seeped into every facet of our lives — from packaging, textiles, kitchenware and cosmetics ...

When it comes to pressing environmental issues, air pollution is a common concern. The effects of air pollution on human health, specifically cardiovascular and respiratory systems, are well known.

Research suggests personalised information about pollution exposure can significantly increase voters’ political ...

Untangling the relationship between air pollution and the brain is complex. In the modern industrial world, we are all exposed to literally thousands of contaminants. And not every person exposed to a ...

Doctors, environmental groups and residents are trying to figure out if there is a causal connection between pollutants from the steel industry and rates of cancer in Gary, Indiana. Pollutants you can ...

Sometimes the environment becomes dark and murky. During such times friends also fall sick. — A migrant worker in Dubai, September 2023 Even as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government works to ...

Working to stop harmful marine pollution at the source. © Troy Mayne / WWF The health, resilience and productivity of marine and coastal ecosystems is increasingly ...

The experts noted that there is no single AQI threshold for respiratory symptoms. Responses vary by age, health conditions, sensitivity and exposure duration, while PM2.5 and other pollutants can ...

Calderón-Garcidueñas, today head of the Environmental Neuroprevention Laboratory at the University of Montana, points out that the damaged brains she documented through neuroimaging in young dogs and ...