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This is a case of taking a big pollution problem to heart, literally. A study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology for the first time found microplastics in the hearts of ...

Human activity is contributing to pollution that is affecting our health. According to WHO estimates, atmospheric air pollution is estimated to cause 4.2 million premature deaths worldwide per year.

While the U.S. has made great progress improving air quality in recent decades, air pollution is still a driver of many serious health conditions both domestically and globally. According to a new ...

Explore 8 beaches around the world that reveal the devastating effects of pollution on our shorelines. See how human impact ...

We can’t see it, and coroners rarely report it, but air pollution caused by burning fossil fuels prematurely kills an estimated nine million people worldwide every year. Despite this success, we ...

It’s becoming more and more difficult to see the stars every year. This will come as no surprise to residents of cities like Washington and Baltimore, where it is often difficult to see more than the ...

This report may not be the breath of fresh air climate experts hoped. Air pollution reduces the average life span globally by 2.3 years, making it the “greatest external threat to human life ...

As global pollution edged upward in 2021, so did its burden on human health, according to new data from the Air Quality Life Index released this week. If the world were to permanently reduce fine ...

Plastics don’t just pose a threat to the marine environment and people’s health; they jeopardize basic human rights. This is the framing that a growing number of legal experts, policymakers, and ...

Whales are best known for their massive size and the biggest among them are the baleen whales. Containing 16 different whale species, the biggest of the baleen whales — the blue whale — measures in at ...