Healthy adults exposed to fire smoke—which can be composed of gases, particulate matter, and toxins—showed alterations to their immune systems, including changes in the regulation of genes associated with asthma and allergies.
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New research shows that the normal and intended use of food packaging and other food contact articles can contaminate foodstuffs with micro- and nanoplastics.
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A group of researchers in Italy say they have isolated about 20 species of bacteria from PFAS-contaminated soil that can degrade the chemicals by using them as a source of energy.
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Researchers have developed a method to capture carbon dioxide and turn it into metal oxalates, which then can be used as precursors for cement production.
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An innovative outbreak detection program that tracks disease-causing viruses in wastewater identified the measles virus in Houston samples collected in early January 2025, before cases were reported.
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Researchers found that atmospheric mercury levels have decreased by almost 70% in the last 20 years, mainly because human-caused emissions have been reduced.
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Up to 250,000 deaths from poor air quality could be prevented annually in central and western Europe by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions are drastically reduced, say researchers.
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Although the Bay of Bengal covers less than 1% of the global ocean, it supplies nearly 8% of the world’s fishery production.
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Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to make plastic household items could be linked to more than 356,000 global deaths from heart disease in 2018 alone, a new analysis of population surveys shows.
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In 2024, more than 50 million people in the United States lived in counties with no air-quality monitoring, according to a new study.
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When smoke from Canadian wildfires turned New York City skies apocalyptically orange in June 2023, it delivered catastrophic air quality and an unexpected side effect: cooling the New York City region by about 3 degrees Celsius.
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A group of international authors have published a paper outlining Ecuador’s success in legally championing nature in the hopes of inspiring similar cases on a more global—and consistent—level.
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About 2 million people in the United States do not have access to running water or indoor plumbing in their homes. In addition, 30 million more Americans live where drinking water systems violate safety rules.
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Utah's locally sourced dust pollution carries far more hazardous elements than natural dust blown in from Great Basin.
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A new study reveals termites are not simply spreading through natural processes of building new colonies, suggesting humans may be helping them "conquer the world" by unknowingly transporting them aboard private boats.
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