A pilot study found that wearable devices and GPS tracking can reveal real-time health effects from heat and air pollution, ...

Plastic pollution exacerbates the impacts of all planetary boundaries, including climate change, ocean acidification and biodiversity loss, a new paper shows. Ahead of the final negotiations of the ...

A recent study published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Behavior & Socioeconomics of Aging provides evidence that ...

As the war in Iran enters its fourth week, the costs are adding up. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Doug Weir, with the Conflict and War Observatory, about impacts to human health and the environment.

Air in the U.S. has gotten cleaner for decades, adding years to people's lives and preventing millions of asthma attacks, but nearly half of Americans still live with unhealthy air pollution, a new ...

Dr. Janet Seabrook, Gary’s health commissioner, believes it’s important for the city to prioritize its residents’ health, she said at a steel pollution study announcement Wednesday. “I think it’s ...

Poor air quality (from wildfires and other causes) may decrease a person’s ability to focus, according to a new study. Short-term exposure to air pollution can impair cognitive functions like ...

A new report on air quality across the United States offered a cloudy prognosis on the long-term health of about 156 million residents who live in areas that received an "F" in smog and soot pollution ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Jana Friedrich, IAEA Department of Nuclear Sciences and ...

In less than a decade, the number of satellites has more than doubled. There are over 18,000 satellites in orbit at the ...