People exposed to higher levels of air pollution may be more likely to develop meningioma, a typically noncancerous brain ...

Have you ever noticed the strange, colorful splotches clinging to rocks, tree bark, or even old fences after a rainy day?

The combined effects of climate change and air pollution have led to direct declines in precipitation in the U.S. Southwest, ...

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Toxic emissions from plants in Sarnia have harmed Aamjiwnaang First Nation for decades. Documents obtained by The Narwhal ...

UC San Diego study of global lung cancer shows mutations that lead to cancer are common in people who live in cities with bad air pollution. But cancer mutations are quite close to normal among ...

Lung cancer cases are on the rise in non-smokers around the world, and air pollution could be an insidious, contributing ...

Analysis shows EPA rollbacks of the HON rule would put overburdened communities at risk and benefit chemical plants that ...

Know how a pocket-sized sensor is revolutionising air quality monitoring by detecting toxic pollutants in real time. This ...

What is PM2.5? Hazardous airborne particles and chemicals can come in a variety of forms, and from a variety of sources, even some natural ones. Wind-blown desert and mineral dust, wildfires, ...

Every year, more than 300,000 people die of lung cancer due to PM 2.5, and research suggests these pollution particles not only initiate cancer-causing genetic defects but drive tumor formation.

Long-term air pollution exposure in adults, even at low levels, is linked to increased risk for pneumonia and other ALRIs requiring hospital care.