Latest about Air pollution
Monet and Turner's atmospheric landscapes actually depicted air pollution, new study finds
Impressionist painters like Monet depicted their smog-filled surroundings in their artworks.
Placentas Are Caked in Soot from Car Exhaust. Could It Reach the Fetus?
Tissue samples probed with laser light reveal thousands of particles of black carbon in the fetal placenta.
Kids' Mental Health Risks Rise with Poor Air Quality
Higher levels of air pollution may be linked with worse mental health in children, a new study suggests.
Orange veil of dust chokes Beijing in record-breaking sandstorm
Beijing and northern China have been hit with one of the worst sandstorms in decades which has increased air pollution concentrations to dangerous levels.
Italy's coronavirus response dramatically reduces air pollution emissions, satellites show
As the world scrambles to confront the disease caused by a novel coronavirus, Italy has been forced to take such dramatic measures that the country's emissions have changed, as seen from space.
7 Odd Things That Raise Your Risk of Cancer (and 1 That Doesn't)
Some things that may raise people's risk of cancer don't get a lot of attention.
Soot from Air Pollution Found in Placentas of City-Dwelling Women
The harmful effects of air pollution affect far more than a person's respiratory system; previous research has found that it can also hurt babies in the womb.
8 Ways That Air Pollution Can Harm Your Health
Toxic air can take an unexpected toll on physical and mental health.
