BBC health correspondent James Gallagher gets his blood analysed to understand how air pollution is killing us.

A global review of more than 6,000 records shows that water pollution now affects nearly half of the world’s waters.

Plastic pollution is everywhere—including where you would least expect it, especially when it's in tiny particle form. Today, ...

The pervasive influence of pollution and contamination remains one of the most formidable challenges of our time, driven largely by rapid industrialisation, urban expansion and extensive agricultural ...

Ocean pollution is quietly draining energy from seabirds’ cells, as mercury and forever chemicals disrupt mitochondria even ...

With around 60% composed of agricultural activities, 30% of grasslands and 7% of forests, Iowa is often pictured as a nature-filled state with clean country air and endless green fields. However, an ...

Microplastics were found in a third of sea life off the coasts of some of the remotest Pacific Islands, say scientists.

The questions of what smog is, what we are doing to curtail it, and what our responsibility is are important. It is a ...

Medical centres are established to treat diseases and serve humanity, yet the plastic pollution generated by these same institutions is becoming a silent threat to both the environment and public ...

The greatest danger lay in the hard mineral buildup that formed on mine wastes exposed to moisture, light, heat, and ...