Earth keeps getting warmer because more energy from sunlight stays trapped in the climate system. Scientists refer to this as ...

Long-term high ultrafine particle concentrations in New York state neighborhoods are linked to higher numbers of deaths. That is the key finding of our new research, published in the Journal of ...

What Are Atmospheric Aerosols Exactly Aerosols refer to fine solid or liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere, where ...

Air pollution particles inhaled by pregnant mothers can make their way into the tissues and organs of developing fetuses, according to a new study. Although the health consequences are not yet known, ...

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 ...

New research suggests breathing polluted air may trigger early immune changes, long before autoimmune disease is diagnosed.

Potentially toxic carbon- and metal-rich air pollution particles from street traffic have been found in the placentas of pregnant women for the first time, according to new research. The study, ...

"There's been increasing evidence that transmission is happening by inhalation." A group of 239 scientists from over 30 countries have published a letter urging the World Health Organization (WHO) and ...

Another new concern could be on the horizon for city dwellers, particularly those living in the more polluted cities of the world, as a new study has found that certain particles found within ...

COVID-19 is surging in nearly every state, and public health experts are warning that colder temperatures and increased indoor activity will mean the virus is likely to remain an urgent threat for the ...