Breathing polluted air may do more than harm your lungs — it could also increase your risk of Alzheimer’s disease. In a ...
Americans are driving older cars than ever, and the trend is quietly reshaping the air […] ...
A plume of upper-atmospheric lithium pollution observed in February 2025 has been attributed to the reentry of a specific ...
After a Falcon 9 rocket stage burned up in the atmosphere, vaporised lithium and other metals drifted over Europe. This ...
The Environmental Protection Agency is moving to scale back limits on toxic emissions from coal-burning power plants, clearing the way for them to emit more hazardous pollutants, such as mercury.
As tailpipe emissions fall, scientists are turning to tire wear. A French report cites thousands of tire chemicals and tens of thousands of tons of annual residue. Additives like 6PPD are under ...
Space junk returning to Earth is introducing metal pollution to the pristine upper atmosphere as it burns up on re-entry, a ...
After more than a century of exposure to pollution from multiple sources that has led to higher rates of lung cancer and lung ...
The recent study focuses on the amount of lithium left behind from a single rocket reentry. Previous studies have already ...
New analysis assesses current shipping emissions near China’s Hainan Island and highlights the need to strengthen ...