Researchers argue that exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) may affect cognitive function and intelligence, potentially causing large population-level losses in global IQ. Using ...

Researchers also called for long-term studies. Researchers make first-of-its-kind discovery about particles in city air: 'Important … to set limits' first appeared on The Cool Down.

China is cleaning up its sulfur pollution, but the drop in airborne particles is revealing additional warming that concerns scientists.

Almost half of everyone who lives in the United States breathes unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air report, released Wednesday.

Nearly half of Americans are living in places with failing grades for ozone or particle pollution, according to an annual report from the American Lung Association, in part because of climate change, ...

Researchers have found the first direct evidence that tiny particles of air pollution stick to red blood cells, meaning they can travel freely around the body. These particles are produced by vehicle ...

Air pollution harms the lungs, heart and brain in India. Learn the main sources, who is at risk, health effects, and ...

Whether you live in a metro or a small town, the air you breathe often carries a mix of gases and microscopic particles that ...

Residents across a part of Alabama were urged to stay indoors as PM2.5 hit unhealthy levels, EPA data showed Tuesday.

Representative light microscopy images of carbonaceous (black) particles adherent to red blood cells (red arrows) from healthy volunteers. Each image is from a different adult volunteer. Researchers ...

Thousands in parts of California are under an air quality alert due to harmful levels of particle pollution.