Human activity is contributing to pollution that is affecting our health. According to WHO estimates, atmospheric air pollution is estimated to cause 4.2 million premature deaths worldwide per year. Scientists and the public alike are well aware of how ...

Industrial pollution has been having a negative impact on human health since the height of the Roman Empire, reveals new research. Lead pollution likely caused widespread IQ declines throughout Europe 2,000 years ago, say scientists. Researchers used ...

As global pollution edged upward in 2021, so did its burden on human health, according to new data from the Air Quality Life Index released this week. If the world were to permanently reduce fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) to meet the World Health ...

As global temperatures and emissions rise, it’s going to become harder to breathe. Air quality issues won’t just come from human activity, though—the natural world could also release more pollution in a rapidly warming world. A recent study published ...

As final global plastics treaty negotiations take place in Geneva, The Lancet elevates plastic pollution as a grave, global threat to human health. “To those meeting in Geneva: Please take up the challenge and the opportunity of finding the common ground ...

MARATHON, Fla. — Through the muddied haze of an artificial lagoon, bottlenose dolphins Delta and Reese knew what to do. Two buttons situated on opposite edges of the lagoon would, if hit in tandem, emit a special sound signaling they successfully worked ...