Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recent study from the University of California, Riverside (UCR) revealed that even without considering human sources of air ...

The invisible cloud you move through daily in city environments isn’t just air—it’s a complex cocktail of particulate matter, heavy metals, volatile organic compounds, and other pollutants that ...

Moving to more polluted areas was associated with an increase in body mass index, according to an analysis of more than 46,000 children and adolescents living in Catalonia. A large natural experiment ...

Data displaying PM2.5 surface concentration changes after an increase of only 4 degrees Celsius (39 degrees Fahrenheit) across the globe. Black dots demonstrate statistically major changes. (Credit: ...

April 20 (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Thursday said it had agreed on separate settlements worth about $25 million in total with three natural gas processors to reduce air pollution across ...

Pollution is a public health concern, and is considered to be any harmful material introduced to the environment. Many materials can cause such harm and are referred to as pollutants. Pollutants are ...

When fields of oilseed rape are exposed to diesel exhaust and/or ozone -- both found in emissions from diesel burning vehicles and industry -- the number of parasitic insects available to control ...

Many moss species act like natural sponges, absorbing several times their own weight in water and releasing it slowly over ...