The smaller particles could in fact be more harmful as they can get through the body's natural defenses and cause significant health problems.

Wildfires are becoming a major contributor to global air pollution, releasing harmful particles and gases into the atmosphere. Learn how these fires are impacting air quality worldwide, their ...

A new study in Science Advances led by UMBC’s Tianle Yuan used satellite data from 2003 – 2020 to determine the effect of fuel regulations on pollution from cargo ships. The research team’s ...

In a sweeping new study of more than 13,000 urban areas worldwide, researchers have mapped air pollution levels and carbon dioxide emissions, providing comprehensive global analysis of urban ...

The WHO has identified air pollution as the biggest environmental threat to human health globally. Each year, an estimated seven million people around the world are killed by effects from air ...

On Tuesday, IQAir, a Swiss tech company that tracks global air quality, released the report, which evaluated the state of global air quality based on fine particulate matter, also known as PM2.5.

The U.S. State Department said it would stop publishing global air pollution data as part of attempts to shrink federal spending. The program set a worldwide standard for measuring air quality.

BENGALURU, Karnataka — Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of cities globally meeting air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found. Switzerland-based air quality monitoring ...

A new study in Science Advances led by UMBC's Tianle Yuan used satellite data from 2003—2020 to determine the effect of fuel regulations on pollution from cargo ships. The research team's data ...

Beloit’s network of air monitors was born of a grassroots effort to connect the dots between planet-warming fossil fuels and the community’s health.

A new study on air quality found that eight of the 10 most polluted cities in the U.S. were in California.