New research suggests that being exposed to air pollution for long periods can have similar effects to smoking and aging.

University of Utah researchers believe inflammation starts a months-long process that increases risk of aneurysm rupture.

Breathing polluted air—even at levels considered “safe”—may quietly damage your heart. A new study using advanced MRI scans ...

Breathing polluted air daily may do more harm than we thought—especially to your brain. A new Danish study published in ...

A new study found that air pollution can cause lung cancer in people who have never smoked, and can damage the organ in ...

Considering environmental factors is critical to understanding what drives the physical and cognitive declines, the ...

Researchers say never-smokers living in more polluted cities have significantly more mutations linked to malignancy ...

Global warming has picked up pace since around 2010, leading to the recent string of record warm years. Why this is happening ...

Several different types of air pollutants, including particle pollution and nitrogen dioxide, appear to increase risk of ...

The cleanup of air pollution in East Asia has accelerated global warming, a new study published today (Monday, 14 July) in ...

In the UK, considerable efforts have been made to improve air quality. Its importance has been enshrined in law for nearly 70 ...

Households are being warned about the dangers of wood-burning stoves, including modern eco-design models, as a new study by ...