Who and what is to blame for Waycross, Georgia's cases of children cancer?
About 98% of people residing in the world’s poorest cities are exposed to alarming pollution levels beyond the WHO-recommended hazard benchmark according to a recent study. Air pollution is responsible for an increasing number of deaths resulting from cardiovascular and pulmonary-respiratory diseases in highly polluted cities in the developing world.
Researchers conclude that pollution, diet and modern lifestyles have led to cancer, which is among the biggest killers in the world.
With the elevation in the number of motor vehicles on the streets, the composition of harmful pollutants has been continuously rising. This has led a serious issue of cutting down of the pollutants. Therefore, a number of studies have been continuously undertaken to identify the amount of pollutants in the atmosphere. However, a team of researcher from the United States adopted a 3D technology to tackle the issue. Here’s how they did it.
From the coming Tuesday, Mexican authorities will implement a 'no circulation' policy to keep cars away from the road one day per week, as well as an additional Saturday every month.
Delegates from around the world are very close to finalizing the first-ever world-changing climate deal.
Beijing, the capital of China, has issued its first-ever "red alert" due to smog.
The bathing suit is made from a porous material called Sponge, developed at UC Riverside.
Researchers have revealed that unless pollution from local sources and greenhouse emissions are drastically reduced, the ocean ecosystem faces a grave threat of being damaged by 2050
A viral photo of a hermit crab taking shelter inside a toothpaste cap sadly highlights the extent to which plastic pollution of the oceans is affecting the natural habitats of marine creatures.
The study portended a grim future for sea birds which could die of starvation due to plastic lodged in stomach.
While 18,000 new species are discovered every year, most are being threatened due to pollution and poaching.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) has surpassed the 400 ppm milestone, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced Wednesday. The accepted concentration that will keep our planet within the range of habitability is 350 parts per million (ppm).
The State of Air 2015 report showed that only six cities can be called cleanest. It also showed that 4 in 10 people live with harmful levels of air pollution.
Particulate matter 2.5 are associated with an increased risk of stroke causing deep brain infarcts.
