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

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

Most of the world's population is exposed to polluted air, and for those living in cities with chronically bad air, the smog ...

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 ...

People's ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to particulate matter ...

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 ...

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