Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are improving weather forecasting models so that they better represent air ...

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In a nutshell Just one hour of exposure to particulate matter air pollution can impair your ability to focus and read ...

Short-term exposure to air pollution can impair cognitive functions like attention and emotion recognition. These issues ...

Air pollution harms cognitive functions by damaging brain cells, reducing oxygen flow, and increasing inflammation, leading ...

People may be exposed to unhealthy levels of airborne pollutants inside their homes, even if the outdoor air quality is good, ...

Electrifying heavy-duty trucks reduces on-road emissions but shifts pollution burdens to power plants, with disadvantaged ...

Everyone loves a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, too often our air is anything but fresh. While air quality varies dramatically from place to place and day to day, nearly the entire world—about 99 ...

Each fire’s impact could depend on what was burning, for how long, and levels of public awareness, researchers hypothesize.

The study, published in Nature Communications, observed the effect of pollution in human behavioural pattern. The researchers noticed that exposure to polluted air for even 60 minutes can demonstrate ...

In this episode of Weekly podcast, we speak to three experts who study different ways that people are affecting how plants and animals evolve – and how humanity has become the single biggest driver of ...

New research shows that inhaling polluted air for just an hour can impair cognitive abilities like attention and emotional ...