Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis, discusses a new study showing that even short-term exposure to air pollution can impair cognitive function, affecting people’s ability to complete ...

University of Maryland researchers just concluded that hydraulic fracturing – the process of shaking oil and gas free from below – could endanger the health of nearby residents by ...

Air pollution is a growing health issue worldwide, and its impacts are often underestimated in aging societies like Japan. A ...

People's ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution, potentially making everyday activities, such as the ...

In this video, we explore how targeted investments can help limit air pollution, which causes 8 million premature deaths a ...

Study reveals alarming impact of even brief exposure to air pollution on our brains - Air pollution can impair cognitive functions like interpreting emotions, focusing on tasks and engaging appropriat ...

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A first-past-the-post voting system, in which a party can win a seat even if most voters disapprove of it, creates conditions ...

Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples ...

"Fume events" occur when fluids such as engine oil or hydraulic fluid contaminate the air inside an airplane cabin via the ...

Figuring out how your genes and environment increase your likelihood of developing asthma, heart disease, cancer, dementia ...