That environmental pollutants can breach the placental barrier and affect foetuses is now well established in research. But how exactly does this happen? Finally, there is clarity on this question.

Checking the fine particulate matter levels along with the weather every morning has become a daily routine. Research continues to show that fine particulate matter affects not only the respiratory ...

The family of a 16‑year‑old All Saints Episcopal School student in Fort Worth has filed a lawsuit accusing the school of failing to protect him from a viral “skull crusher” prank that left him ...

One of the headline specs of any camera -- whether it's a point-and-shoot, mirrorless model or even a smartphone camera -- is the size of the image sensor. It's clear in the marketing that a bigger ...

Particulate matter (PM) emissions from diesel engines pose significant health, environmental and regulatory challenges, driving the development of advanced sensing technologies. Central to exhaust ...

Ford Motor Company is recalling nearly 1.4 million F-150 pickup trucks due to a gearshift issue that can increase the risk of a crash, according to a notice from the National Highway Traffic Safety ...

In this study, we present a novel reusable surface acoustic wave (SAW)-based particulate matter (PM) sensor system capable of simultaneously and selectively detecting PM10 and PM2.5. This is the first ...

Gasoline particulate filters (GPFs), otherwise called Otto/petrol particulate filters, are increasingly finding their way into modern cars to curb particulate emissions. While they were introduced ...

Although plastic particles in the air are increasingly coming into focus, knowledge about their distribution and effects is still limited. Chemical analyses from Leipzig now provide details from ...

Astronomers have just identified what appears to be a cosmic anomaly: a faint galaxy with so few visible stars that, according to calculations, as much as 99.9 percent of its mass is dark matter. The ...

A new study from National Jewish Health helps explain how exposure to burn pit smoke and desert dust may damage the lungs of military service members deployed to regions such as Afghanistan and Iraq.

The Trump administration on Monday asked a federal court to overturn a Biden-era rule limiting deadly soot pollution. In a court filing, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) argued that the Biden ...