Breathing polluted air may do more than harm your lungs — it could also increase your risk of Alzheimer’s disease. In a ...

Americans are driving older cars than ever, and the trend is quietly reshaping the air […] ...

After a Falcon 9 rocket stage burned up in the atmosphere, vaporised lithium and other metals drifted over Europe. This ...

A plume of upper-atmospheric lithium pollution observed in February 2025 has been attributed to the reentry of a specific ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is moving to scale back limits on toxic emissions from coal-burning power plants, clearing the way for them to emit more hazardous pollutants, such as mercury.

As tailpipe emissions fall, scientists are turning to tire wear. A French report cites thousands of tire chemicals and tens of thousands of tons of annual residue. Additives like 6PPD are under ...

When most people think about sharks and plastic pollution, they picture entanglement or stomachs full of debris. And that happens, true! But what if the problem starts even earlie ...

After more than a century of exposure to pollution from multiple sources that has led to higher rates of lung cancer and lung ...

The Trump administration on Friday loosened restrictions on toxic power plant pollution, including releases of neurotoxins mercury and lead. On Friday, it revoked portions of Biden-era standards that ...

For the first time ever, scientists have observed in near real time a cloud of air pollution created as a SpaceX rocket ...

New analysis assesses current shipping emissions near China’s Hainan Island and highlights the need to strengthen ...