Plastic microparticles released into the environment from common road tyres should be treated as a “high concern” pollutant, that may exceed chronic safety limits in some heavily contaminated environments, new research has shown.

As sea levels rise due to global warming, ecosystems are being altered.

The pore-like structure of permeable pavements may help protect coho salmon by preventing tire wear particles and related contaminants from entering stormwater runoff, according to a Washington State University study.

The power sector is the biggest source of emissions globally, but the rapid growth of wind, solar, and nuclear generation are at last pushing power sector emissions into decline, analysts say.

The fastest growing type of offset on the global carbon market subsidizes the distribution of efficient cookstoves in developing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but a new study finds that the stoves’ carbon saving credits are vastly overestimated, by a factor of 10.

Tiny particles such as ice crystals or ash particles tend to oscillate as they settle through the atmosphere.

Air conditioning doesn't just cool the air – it can also reduce the risk of harm from bushfire smoke, new research suggests.

Exposure to air pollutants, even at very low concentrations, was associated with adverse changes in cardiometabolic risk factors in a recent Finnish study.

Air pollution is the main environmental cause of early death, and new research from experts in Canada and the United States finds that, in about 75 years, climate change will see the number of air quality alerts in the U.S. to quadruple.

A Rutgers Health researcher collaborates to develop a microscopic technique that zeroes in on the poorly explored world of nanoplastics, which can pass into one’s blood, cells and brain.