People across the globe, especially in low-income countries, continue to use solid fuels like coal, wood and plant waste for ...

High blood pressure among children is becoming more common, increasing by nearly 80% over the past two decades, researchers ...

When indoor air pollution makes the news in western countries, it often feels like a local issue. One week it focuses on wood ...

Air pollution is no longer just a lung problem. Doctors warn it can trigger heart attacks even in healthy people by damaging ...

Short-term exposure to air pollution can trigger issues like cognitive impairment, anxiety, and even stroke due to particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, ozone ...

These particles can also cross the placenta, where they can reduce an infant’s lung function before birth. A pre-polluted baby is also more likely to arrive prematurely, and at a lower weight.

A new report on air quality across the United States offered a cloudy prognosis on the long-term health of about 156 million residents who live in areas that received an "F" in smog and soot pollution ...

When skin is exposed for long hours to harmful particles in the air, prevalent in most metropolitan cities, they penetrate ...

Air in the U.S. has gotten cleaner for decades, adding years to people's lives and preventing millions of asthma attacks, but nearly half of Americans still live with unhealthy air pollution, a new ...

2024 was the hottest year on record, producing intense, long-lasting heat waves. Climate change-intensified extreme events last year included the formation of vast heat domes — areas of high pressure ...