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 ...

People's ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to particulate matter ...

In this video, we explore how targeted investments can help limit air pollution, which causes 8 million premature deaths a ...

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

Improved computer models shed light on how reducing sulphur emissions will inadvertently release methane from wetlands.

that measure “does not necessarily correlate with the level of air pollution in that country.” “For example, Bangladesh, the world's most polluted country in 2023, ranks 150th on the susceptibility ...

Long-term exposure to certain air pollutants significantly increased risk for venous thromboembolism, according to results of ...

"Fume events" occur when fluids such as engine oil or hydraulic fluid contaminate the air inside an airplane cabin via the ...

Despite all the evidence connecting air pollution with damage to the brain, researchers say that it is hard to pin down a clear cause using just observational studies. For example, people in poor ...

In Cincinnati’s low-income neighborhoods, breathing is not just a natural act—it’s a health hazard. Local experts say ...

Miller, a researcher at the Center for Cardiovascular Science at the University of Edinburgh who led a recent global survey of climate change, air pollution and wildfires. For example, exhaust ...

Calculating air pollution from wildfires and other events has become more complicated. That doesn’t mean it’s necessarily more accurate.