New research found a connection between non-smoking related lung cancer rates and benzene, which is emitted from coke ovens ...

Microplastics, minute plastic particles less than 5 mm in diameter, have emerged as persistent pollutants across terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments. Their ubiquity has raised significant ...

A major new global modeling study led by researchers at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at the University of York ...

Explore how responsible alternative materials and circular design can reduce plastic pollution and support people and nature.

Mortality attributable to air pollution and extreme temperatures is a major concern, and it is expected to heighten in the future. An international research team found that, under the most probable ...

A new study reveals that premature deaths and illnesses from air pollution related to gas and oil operations disproportionately affect Black, Indigenous, Asian and Latino communities. California ...

Pollution entering the ocean from the Tijuana River has been a problem for decades, but beach closures have increased in recent years Environmental educators say the closures are hurting kids and ...

People's ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution, potentially making everyday activities, such as the ...

An international study published across 34 countries shows that the biological age of the brain can be accelerated or delayed ...

A major new global modelling study led by researchers at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at the University of York challenges the international focus on air pollution. Published in The Lancet ...