4+ hour, 57+ min ago  (525+ words) A large new study has found a strong link between pesticide exposure and cancer rates, raising questions about how safe some commonly used chemicals really are. Researchers in Peru combined environmental modelling, cancer records, and laboratory analysis to investigate the…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (502+ words) There's no getting away from it, the whole of Venus would be an AQMA if there weren't more pressing concerns, like sulphuric acid clouds and temperatures that can melt lead. But new research suggests that this hostile environment might not…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (549+ words) A major new global modelling study has found that improvements in population health and resilience, not just cleaner air, have played a crucial role in reducing deaths linked to air pollution over the past three decades. Between 1990 and 2019, global air…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (376+ words) As fuel costs climb, more than two-thirds of shared scooter and bike riders say they have replaced car trips with micromobility options in the past month alone, according to a new survey. The survey, conducted by Veo, a micromobility company…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (342+ words) Breathing in widely used disinfectant chemicals may be significantly more harmful than previously thought, according to new research from the University of California, Davis. The study found that inhaling quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs), which are common ingredients in cleaning products,…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (407+ words) A simple experiment suggests that using forest soil on a household doormat scan improve the mix of bacteria inside homes, potentially benefiting human health, according to new research from Finland. Scientists from the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (254+ words) More than "100 million in government funding has been allocated to encourage walking, wheeling and cycling across England, with a focus on improving access and confidence for people of all ages. "78 million of the funding will go towards the long-running Bikeability…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (10+ words) Lead exposure linked to 3. 5 million heart disease deaths globally'Air Quality News...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (277+ words) Five years after Barcelona introduced its low-emission zone (LEZ), researchers have found that the measures have reduced nitrogen dioxide levels by nearly 8 "g/m. The study used a sophisticated synthetic control method to isolate the LEZ's impact from two major confounders:…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (319+ words) The research, published in Nature Communications and led by scientists at Tsinghua University, appears to have solved a long-standing medical mystery: why breathing dirty air seems to make people more susceptible to COVID-19. A new scientific study has found that…...