The invisible cloud you move through daily in city environments isn’t just air—it’s a complex cocktail of particulate matter, heavy metals, volatile organic compounds, and other pollutants that ...

Air pollution. Traffic. Animals dying. Habitat loss. All of these issues are side effects of urbanization, according to the United Nations. But, with a new rewilding solution that is being tested in ...

New research reveals that air pollution, especially PM2.5, may contribute to cerebral atrophy but does not seem to impair cognitive function. Urbanization affects the strength of this link. Study: ...

Individuals living in urban cities are experiencing the combined effect of increasing temperatures and poor air quality, often referred to as the urban heat dome. Pregnant mothers and their unborn ...

Mongolia’s capital city is growing rapidly, and the influx of nomadic families to the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar is straining its already fragile infrastructure. The lack of medical resources combined ...

Nagpur: Rapid and largely unplanned residential expansion has emerged as one of the major contributors to rising air pollution in Nagpur, said Neeri s.

Air pollution in Los Angeles from cars and human activity is getting a boost from the city’s plants, some of which emit chemicals in response to rising temperatures and drought. “Since it’s hard to ...

A new study reveals that urban tributaries flowing through Wuhan are significant sources of phthalate esters, a widely used class of plastic chemicals, to the Yangtze River, highlighting previously ...