If you’ve been outside on a smoggy day, you’ve probably noticed that your body reacts poorly to bad air quality. Maybe you coughed, or got a headache. But what actually happens to your body when you ...

Bubbles burst when their caps rupture. Children discover this phenomenon every summer day, but it also underpins key mechanisms for the spread of pollutants, contaminants, and even infectious disease ...

Matthias Rillig’s research reveals a range of impacts of microplastics on soil-dwelling worms, bacteria, and plants—some of ...

Efforts to clean up air pollution in China and across East Asia may have inadvertently contributed to a spike in global warming, a new study has found. The decline in aerosol emissions — which can ...

A groundbreaking international study of 161,981 participants across 40 countries published in Nature Medicine reveals that ...

Regardless of the patchwork of regulations aimed at limiting plastic bag use in the United States, new research indicates ...

Understanding the complex interplay between environmental exposures and the aging musculoskeletal system is critical for improving healthspan and quality of ...

Global warming has picked up pace since around 2010, leading to the recent string of record warm years. Why this is happening ...

Locals in Teddington, south west London, are furious over Thames Water's latest plan - but the company has aimed to put ...

A charcoal-like material made from leaves and branches that collect on forest floors could be a cheap, sustainable way to ...