Performing medical tests on colonies of herring gulls, black-crowned night herons and Caspian terns to see whether pollution is contributing to their health problems and low population numbers. For ...

Lichens love clean air too - in fact, their sensitivity to air pollution means they make good air quality indicators. Lichens are able to tell us the effects of air pollution on ecosystems, not just ...

For instance, fine particles, which are the main contributors to the health effects of air pollution, are not greenhouse gases by definition. As proof, the concept of “planetary boundaries ...

Rather than killing otherwise healthy people, air pollution tends to aggravate the effects of heart and lung diseases, so working out the death toll is not straightforward. People exposed to air ...

They’re rich in antioxidants, which help neutralise the harmful effects of pollution.” While supplements can help, food is the better source, he suggests. Lungs and more: Heart attacks ...

Children with persistently high air-pollution exposure were more likely to develop attention problems and had higher odds of substance abuse issues in adolescence. The effects of air pollution on ...

The effects of a proposed green-energy facility ... plant proposed for construction in Chile could increase light pollution at one of the world’s most powerful telescopes by at least one-third ...

“This report gives the people in every city and town the opportunity to see for themselves the quality of the air they and their families are breathing and the dangerous health implications for both ...