A new study from National Jewish Health helps explain how exposure to burn pit smoke and desert dust may damage the lungs of military service members deployed to regions such as Afghanistan and Iraq.

Being exposed to lingering fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) from wildfire smoke can have health effects for up to three months afterwards, well beyond the couple of days that previous studies have ...

Researchers have detected microplastics in blood, placentas, and organs. A scientific review explains how they affect human biology.

Air pollution remains a grave threat to human health, but MAHA is doing nothing about it.

Polluted air causes an estimated 7 million deaths worldwide each year, according to the World Health Organization. Much of ...

Wildfire smoke from Canada caused hazy conditions in New York City. As hundreds of wildfires burn across Canada, Americans' health could be impacted. As of Wednesday, 203 wildfires were burning in ...

Khaberni - Scientists from Northwestern University have shown that burning wood in homes significantly contributes to winter ...

Breathing tiny PM2.5 particles, especially their harmful chemicals, can raise the risk of depression and anxiety.

Wear and tear on plastic products releases small to nearly invisible plastic particles, which could impact people’s health when consumed or inhaled. To make these particles biodegradable, researchers ...