Worldwide, pollution causes just as many premature deaths as smoking, and far more fatalities than alcohol, drugs, HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, terrorism, or wars. “Shifting to clean energy sources can ...

Exposure to air pollution may directly increase your risk for Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.

In the 1990s, residents of Mexico City noticed their dogs acting strangely — some didn’t recognize their owners, and the animals’ sleep patterns had changed. At the time, the sprawling, ...

A new study led by researchers at UCL and the Francis Crick Institute has demonstrated for the first time how air pollution can cause lung cancer in people who have never smoked. The research found ...

During the Utah winters, you can step outside and see a hazy cloud hovering over the valley. Contaminants or chemicals in the air come from a mix of human and natural sources and can harm our health.

Hang gliders jump off Y Mountain. During the winter, cold air traps pollution in Utah Valley, causing inversion that recent studies show have been negatively impact Utahns' health. (Ashley Pun Eveson) ...

Dallas may be known for its business and food culture, but not necessarily for fresh air. Based on its number of poor air ...

Worried about hair fall due to air pollution? How pollution damages your scalp, weakens hair follicles, and leads to hair loss. Here are natural ways to protect your hair and reduce pollution-related ...

Soil pollution refers to the dangerously high concentrations of contaminants in soil. While contaminants such as metals, inorganic ions, salts, and organic compounds naturally occur in soils, these ...

BOSTON - Air Pollution kills 2,780 people each year in Massachusetts, according to a new study released Sunday night. The Boston College study also found that pollution is impacting the cognitive ...

Our current environment has a few issues, and many of these appear to be deteriorating with time. This has brought humans into a period of a serious environmental crisis. Consequently, increasing ...

A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has shown in a new study that ants returning from habitats affected by air pollution are attacked when they re-enter the colony. The ...