An international study published across 34 countries shows that the biological age of the brain can be accelerated or delayed ...

China’s campaign to clean its skies has delivered measurable health benefits for hundreds of millions of people, but a ...

A new study highlights how a combination of environmental stressors -- namely plastic pollution and seawater flooding -- can increase the threats faced by plants in some of the planet's critical ...

The damage from military attacks on cities can fill the air with pollutants that harm the lungs and stress the heart.

MACH Engineering reports that industrial water pollution remains a significant issue in the U.S., with many businesses ...

Posters presented at the CHEST 2024 annual meeting demonstrated air pollution's role in lung impairment and disease, highlighting the urgent need for providers to address the escalating impacts of ...

As the war in Iran enters its fourth week, the costs are adding up. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Doug Weir, with the Conflict and War Observatory, about impacts to human health and the environment.

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal cleanups. Ever since their invention in 1959, plastic bags have become synonymous ...

The U.S. EPA is delaying standards for steel mill and coke oven emissions for about two more years. The agency previously sought strict standards for what steel mills emit, but new leadership is ...

Nowadays, pollution is an everyday problem in our busy and urban life, which influences our health, physical fitness and well-being in general. With this increasing pollution every day and AQI levels ...