Air pollution ranks among the world's deadliest threats, causing an estimated 8 million deaths in 2021, according to a recent analysis from a United Nations partnership. That same year, pollutants ...

Air pollution is no longer a seasonal inconvenience; it is a daily health emergency, especially for pregnant women. This urgent message echoed through India TV's Pollution Ka Solution Conclave in New ...

Only 3 percent of the world’s cities meet World Health Organization air quality standards. And yet research shows exposure to air pollution puts people at an increased risk of mental health outcomes ...

A new study sheds light on the biological underpinnings that may explain the association between air pollution and the development of dementia. Investigators found that high levels of homocysteine and ...

Smoke from the Green Fire and other wildfires burning in and near Shasta County are polluting the air over the North State. The Shasta County Air Quality Management District and Shasta County Health ...

Plastic waste is piling up at a daunting pace around the world. The World Bank estimates that every person on the planet generates an average of 1.6 pounds (0.74 kilograms) of plastic waste daily. To ...

Heart attacks have for many years been attributed much to lifestyle issues like smoking, poor diet, lack of exercise, or family history of heart disease. But growing evidence now points to another, ...

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Every year, the ocean quietly reminds us of the damage we have done. On Mediterranean beaches, locals often find strange, fibrous balls of dried seagrass known as “Neptune balls.” At first glance, ...

BBC health correspondent James Gallagher gets his blood analysed to understand how air pollution is killing us.

Kabindra Shakya receives funding from NIH for this research. Aimee Eggler receives funding from the NIH. The air quality in the City Hall subway station in downtown Philadelphia is much worse than on ...