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It is not. Delhi’s air pollution is a year-round problem. In 2024, the last year for which official data are available, the ...

As Canada experiences record snowfall, new research from the University of Waterloo suggests that tiny amounts of industrial pollution trapped in snow can change how sunlight reaches the ground below ...

High levels of air pollution can affect teams doing complex tasks, which holds implications for emerging economies. High levels of air pollution can harm performance of teams, which are vital for ...

Children growing up in homes with water damage or dampness and exposed to higher levels of outdoor air pollution during early ...

Traces of black carbon in snow can alter the light reaching plants, potentially shifting growth patterns and reshaping ...

While lawmakers focus on power and water demands, round-the-clock industrial lighting from massive facilities threatens both human health and wildlife, with links to cancer that can no longer be ...

Performing medical tests on colonies of herring gulls, black-crowned night herons and Caspian terns to see whether pollution is contributing to their health problems and low population numbers. For ...

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 ...

As we clean up the air, we also seem to making warming a bit worse. By David Gelles Some good news: The air we breathe has been getting cleaner. Across the globe and for many years now, air quality ...