Posters presented at the CHEST 2024 annual meeting demonstrated air pollution's role in lung impairment and disease, highlighting the urgent need for providers to address the escalating impacts of ...

International Dark Sky Week begins April 13, 2026, drawing attention to light pollution and its effects on wildlife across Maryland. The annual observance, running through April 20, encourages ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eating fruit may reduce the effects of air pollution on lung function, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The study was ...

Recent research has forged a new reason to take B vitamin supplements — protection from the deleterious cardiovascular effects of air pollution. But the data are far from conclusive and much more work ...

More than 90% of the global population is exposed to air pollution levels that "exceed WHO guidelines," researcher Pimpika Kaewsri shared during the presentation, according to a press release. "Ample ...

While past research has extensively investigated the connection between air pollution and lung cancer globally, 24-28 there is still limited evidence on the association between air pollution and the ...

Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. When the Environmental Protection Agency was formed in 1970, its ...

A new NASA-led study helps answer decades-old questions about the role of smoke and human-caused air pollution on clouds and rainfall. Looking specifically at deep convective clouds — tall clouds like ...