Nitrate pollution, a pervasive consequence of agricultural runoff and urban effluents, has emerged as a significant threat to aquatic ecosystems worldwide. Elevated nitrate levels have been implicated ...

Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses.

A new study highlights how a combination of environmental stressors -- namely plastic pollution and seawater flooding -- can increase the threats faced by plants in some of the planet's critical ...

A recent large study conducted in Sweden has found that long-term exposure to elevated levels of air pollution may increase ...

(By Dr. Isha Nandal) India’s cities are growing to accommodate the country’s growth as it continues on its path to becoming ...

A recent BMC Public Health journal study investigates the effects of air pollution and lifestyle factors on mortality. Study: Health impacts of lifestyle and ambient air pollution patterns on ...

What are the public health impacts of air pollution? Exposure to high levels of air pollution can cause various health outcomes. Therefore, the short - and long-term public health consequences of air ...

The World Meteorological Organization’s fifth annual Air Quality and Climate Bulletin, issued in September, called attention to the effects of air pollution on climate change and human and ecosystem ...

A widely distributed environmental pollutant can leave lasting biological scars that persist long after direct exposure has ended, according to a new study that tracked its effects across multiple ...

That cozy winter fire could be doing far more harm than good—wood smoke is a hidden killer in America’s winter air.

The Trump administration plans to stop assigning value to human life when analyzing the costs and benefits of air pollution ...