Indian capital New Delhi is grappling with severely hazardous air quality as pollution levels are hitting the rooftop. On Monday morning, a toxic haze engulfed the city, affecting visibility and ...

Fog and smog may look similar at first glance, but they are very different in origin, composition, and impact on health. While fog is a natural weather phenomenon, smog is a harmful, human-made ...

Across the world, air pollution is associated with more early deaths than any other environmental exposure, raising risks of ...

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Exposure to air pollution is fueling fluctuations in mood among many Americans, but precisely how these emotional responses take shape varies greatly from individual to individual, a new study has ...

The findings, based on models of the global economy, climate, and health, suggest that climate change could double air quality alerts for sensitive groups. While such alerts remai ...

Air pollution from oil and gas is causing 91,000 premature deaths and hundreds of thousands of health issues across the United States annually, with Black, Asian, Native American and Hispanic groups ...

The air pollution we breathe daily could be harming more than just our lungs and hearts. New research from McMaster University suggests that fine particles from traffic, industry, and wildfire smoke ...

It isn’t just hazy — it’s suffocating. During smog season in Lahore, Pakistan, something as simple as breathing can become a major health risk. People keep their windows shut to protect themselves, ...