Breathing dirty air can make you sick. But according to new research, it can also make you more aggressive. That’s the conclusion from a set of studies recently authored by Colorado State Un... Read more
Reducing CO2 concentrations and air pollution in the atmosphere f we’re going to limit global temperature increases to 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels, as laid out in the Paris Climate... Read more
Israeli researcher claims his calculations show scientists have grossly underestimated the effects of air pollution. The world’s scientific community has known for a long time that global wa... Read more
Laser physicists have built a tractor beam that can repel and attract objects, using a hollow laser beam that is bright around the edges and dark in its centre. It is the first long-distance... Read more
Students create device that cuts harmful emissions from lawnmowers, which emit 11 times the air pollution of a new car for each hour of operation A team of University of California, Riversid... Read more
Exposure to common air pollutants found in diesel exhaust pollution can affect the ability of honeybees to recognise floral odours, new University of Southampton research shows. Honeybees us... Read more
Some of the world’s largest banks plan to cut credit for companies that rely on but fail to value forests, water and other natural resources It is not easy to put a value... Read more
Research by Indiana University environmental scientists shows that air-pollution-removal technology used in “self-cleaning” paints and building surfaces may actually cause more p... Read more
It may be the 21st century, but nearly half the world’s population still cooks and heats with open fires or primitive stoves that burn wood, animal dung, charcoal and other polluting solid f... Read more
Putting a speed limit on cargo ships as they sail near ports and coastlines could cut their emission of air pollutants by up to 70 percent . . . reducing the impact of marine shipping on Ear... Read more
Scientists today described development of a new fuel mixture to ease the major air pollution and cost problems facing cruise ships, oil tankers and container ships. These vessels tend to bur... Read more
A bus just passed by. I think I have a headache. This is the sort of inane information that the most tweet-happy among us rush to share with the rest of the indifferent world. But when colle... Read more
This technology is a game changer in exposure health studies For decades now, scientists have been monitoring air pollution in order to better understand how atmospheric contaminants affect... Read more
Significant implications for both climate science and sustainable development Increases in air pollution and other particulate matter in the atmosphere can strongly affect cloud devel... Read more
Bosco Verticale [is a] device for the environmental survival of contemporary European cities Italian architecture firm Stefano Boeri Architetti hopes to merge vegetation and urban architectu... Read more