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 ...

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 ...

Scientists are using a new technique to study incoming space debris and its effects on Earth's atmosphere.

Fine particles (PM₂.₅) were associated with around 79,000 preventable deaths, followed by nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), ozone (O₃) ...

As climate change drives more frequent extreme heat and worsening air pollution, researchers are seeking better ways to understand how these exposures affect health in real time. A new pilot study led ...

Cleaner air is making marine clouds dimmer and oceans warmer, revealing a climate trade-off called the "clean air paradox." ...

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A geography-based study in Poland found airborne pollutants can compound the cardiovascular risks of heatwaves and cold snaps ...

The potent pollution from so-called megaconstellation satellite systems launched en masse into space since 2019 will account ...

Changes in Body Mass Index (BMI) during adolescence play an important role in the association between air pollution exposure and insulin resistance, according to a new study led by investigators from ...