Air Pollution in India Among The Biggest Threats to Public Health
Outdoor air pollution in India is one of the biggest threats to the nation. Analysis presented by the Boston-based Health Effect Institute in New Delhi...
Artist Invents ‘Breathing Bike’ to Combat Air Pollution in Beijing
Beijing’s air is so polluted that breathing it has been compared to smoking one cigarette pack a day. The situation has inspired local artist...
How to Measure Mercury Contamination With a Mobile Phone
A team of chemists at University of Burgos in Spain have produced a sheet that acts similarly to litmus paper, but it changes its...
China to Limit Fuel Sulfur Pollution by 2017
China's feedback mechanism started doing its job this week, as their government has issued a timetable for oil companies to clean up their fuel...
Researchers Look for Clues to Rising Child Asthma Rates in Urban Areas
The rates of asthma in children in urban areas are growing. A study by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health have...
Low Birth Weight Caused by Mother’s Exposure to Outdoor Air Pollution
Emissions from vehicle emissions, urban heating and coal power plants cause low birth weight of children. This is the conclusion that was reached by...
Earthworms Found Guilty of Increased Greenhouse Gas Pollution
If it's not cows, it's earthworms destroying our planet and its frail ecosystem. That's what a team of researchers from the Netherlands, U.S. and...
Sea Urchins Inspire New Carbon Capturing Technique
We read about great discoveries that are made in the world of science just by mimicking natural processes.
This type of study is published in...
The Impact of the Ozone Hole on the Environment
Carbon dioxide already released into the atmosphere will have influence on temperatures and climate patterns for many years to come, even if emissions are...
Wastewater from Hydraulic Fracturing Wells Much Less Than Thought
The process of hydraulic fracturing includes injecting of large volumes of water, sand and chemicals deep underground into gas wells at high pressure to...
