Researchers argue that exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) may affect cognitive function and intelligence, potentially causing large population-level losses in global IQ. Using ...

Globally, air pollution alone is responsible for more than 7 million deaths. In Madagascar, it is estimated that more than one in five deaths are caused by exposure to pollution. The workshop was an ...

Everyone knows that air pollution is bad for health, but how bad depends a lot on who you are. People of different races and ethnicities, education levels, locations and socioeconomic situations tend ...

Policy implications Overall, the study suggests that air pollution exposure, both during pregnancy and early childhood, can have lasting effects on the brain's white matter. "Even if the size of the ...

Even at levels safe for humans, air pollution can disrupt the way some insects communicate with plants, and with each other.

Air pollution caused by wildfires can raise the risks of cardiovascular events and death, but the impact is inconsistent, according to new data from two major California wildfires. Increased risks of ...

Long-term inhalation of toxic air appears to dull the protective power of regular workouts, according to a massive global study spanning more than a decade and over a million adults. While exercise ...

Clouds shade Earth from the sun and clouds containing aerosols do so even more effectively than those without. A new study from the University of Washington describes how clouds have lost reflectivity ...

Chemicals from wastewater, such as illicit drugs and byproducts, have been found in the air along the coast near the polluted Tijuana River. Researchers said the pollutants are carried in wastewater ...

There is a silent rage of air pollution in Nigeria. Almost every breath taken is like a step closer to death. The country is faced with significant air pollution challenges that call to question the ...