As record wildfires erupt across Canada this year, with health-threatening smoke drifting into the U.S. and as far away as ...

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

If you’ve been outside on a smoggy day, you’ve probably noticed that your body reacts poorly to bad air quality. Maybe you coughed, or got a headache. But what actually happens to your body when you ...

When Tiwonge Mzumara-Gawa was a child, her mother sent her to market with a basket woven from grasses. “But now we don’t do ...

Earth system scientists developed the planetary boundaries framework for measuring and tracking the stability and resilience ...

A healthy environment is essential for human health; tackling climate, pollution, and biodiversity loss through integrated ...

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

Air pollution causes cooling by reflecting sunlight or by changing the properties of clouds so they reflect more sunlight.

Microplastics are tiny particles of plastic less than five millimetres in length that are created as products break down over ...

Reductions in air pollution might sound like a positive thing. But scientists now say that reductions in East Asia are ...

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

Air pollution reduction – particularly in east Asia – is a key reason for the acceleration of global warming, experts say ...