Pumpkins, squash, zucchini and their relatives accumulate soil pollutants in their edible parts. A Kobe University team has ...

Experts say there’s nothing to be concerned about quite yet. For many people, honey is a regular part of their diet. Whether you want to add a little sweetness to your morning tea, want the perfect ...

This essay is part of a series on environmental health. Everywhere they look, they find particles of pollution, like infinite spores in an endless contagion field. Scientists call that field the ...

In 2012, Deborah Cory-Slechta at the University of Rochester, New York, received a “bucket of brains”. A colleague had been studying how air pollution around the university harms the hearts and lungs ...

The AQI is measured on a scale from 0 to 500, with the lower the number, the healthier the air. (Getty Creative) But many Angelenos aren’t sure if the AQI tells the full story, especially given how ...

An LED streetlight (top) and high-pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights shine on the Second Avenue Bridge by the Veterans Memorial and Alliant Energy buildings in downtown Cedar Rapids on March 14, 2016.

Fireworks on the Fourth of July bring a uniquely abrasive spirit of festivity to Southern California — along with terrible air pollution. Nearly every year, the region experiences its most hazardous ...

Lead, pesticides, brominated flame retardants, plastic additives, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and heavy metals. This is what researchers found when they collected dead hedgehogs to investigate ...

Particulate matter happens to be a major culprit in Delhi’s air. These tiny particles penetrate deep into our lungs and ...

Air quality in Los Angeles has improved as the Palisades and Eaton wildfires get under control. But as the fires burned through houses, cars and industrial areas, they spewed out vast amounts of smoke ...

In the run up to Diwali, the Supreme Court allowed the sale of green crackers in Delhi-NCR to combat air pollution. Learn how ...