Lung cancer cases are on the rise in non-smokers around the world, and air pollution could be an insidious, contributing ...

Fireworks are happening across the city again this year, which poses two issues–highly concentrated pollution, and uniquely ...

A study shows for the first time the relationship between this disease and the damage caused to DNA by breathing pollution.

What is PM2.5? Hazardous airborne particles and chemicals can come in a variety of forms, and from a variety of sources, even some natural ones. Wind-blown desert and mineral dust, wildfires, ...

Every year, more than 300,000 people die of lung cancer due to PM 2.5, and research suggests these pollution particles not only initiate cancer-causing genetic defects but drive tumor formation.

It’s been a relatively quiet wildfire season so far in the Pacific Northwest, with not much in the way of large fires or ...

The controversy surrounding the Delhi fuel ban spread across social media soon after it was deemed effective on July 1.

A new study has found that people who don't smoke can still get lung cancer due to things like air pollution, harmful chemicals, and certain traditional herbal medicines.'We're ...

Breathing polluted air—even at levels considered “safe”—may quietly damage your heart. A new study using advanced MRI scans found that people exposed to more air pollution showed early signs of ...

Long-term air pollution exposure in adults, even at low levels, is linked to increased risk for pneumonia and other ALRIs requiring hospital care.

A new analysis shows high levels of fine-particulate air pollution causes more cancer mutations. A quarter of all lung cancer cases worldwide are among people who never smoked. Meanwhile, websites for ...

In Jharkhand’s coal belt, where production pressures run high and pollution risks run deep, one woman descends underground each day—symbolising both the industry’s legacy and its uncertain future ...