New research by a collaboration of U.K.-based scientists has revealed that common indoor and outdoor air pollutants can alter both brain and respiratory function within just four hours of exposure, ...

Every year, more than one million deaths globally occur because of exposure to short-term (hours to days) fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in air pollution, according to a new report, with Eastern Asia ...

A growing body of research suggests that air pollution affects our brains. Lifetime exposure to poor air quality has been associated with disorders including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease ...

Higher levels of air pollution from wildfires were associated with significant spikes in hospitalizations for asthma and a slight increase in hospitalizations for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

The sun sets on Sept. 14, 2020, behind a tower of the 45th Street Colonnade in Fargo, N.D. The sky was especially hazy due to smoke from California wildfires suspended in the upper atmosphere.

Every year, more than one million deaths globally occur because of exposure to short-term (hours to days) fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) in air pollution, according to a new report, with Eastern ...