A UC Davis analysis of 40 empirical studies found that air pollution is associated with differences in children’s brains. (Getty Images) Outdoor air pollution from power plants, fires and cars ...

A vintage car sits parked on a cobblestone street. Every other Friday, the Outside/In team answers one listener question about the natural world. This week's question comes from Beth Anne in Montana. ...

Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. When George Thurston leaves his cottage in ...

People may be exposed to unhealthy levels of airborne pollutants inside their homes, even if the outdoor air quality is good. People may be exposed to unhealthy levels of airborne pollutants inside ...

We typically spend 80% of our time indoors, where the quality of the air we breathe depends on the age and type of building we occupy, as well as indoor pollution and outdoor pollution sources. But ...

In 2021, nearly 12 percent of U.S. adults, or about 28.3 million people, smoked cigarettes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While the number of cigarette smokers has ...

Outdoor air pollution from power plants, fires and cars continues to degrade human, animal and environmental health around the globe. New research shows that even pollution levels that are below ...

A research team systematically analyzed 40 empirical studies, the majority of which had found that outdoor air pollution is associated with differences in children's brains. These differences include ...