Air pollution is a growing health issue worldwide, and its impacts are often underestimated in aging societies like Japan. A ...

The devastating health effects of lead exposure are well-documented, even at low levels. Modern studies highlight how lead ...

In approximately 1,966 classrooms across 429 schools in Bangkok, 744 classrooms have been upgraded with air conditioning, and ...

Once known as a “green city,” Rajshahi now grapples with the consequences of rapid, unplanned growth. As pollution rises and infrastructure crumbles, the city’s future remains uncertain ...

Lead contamination lead remained fairly low and localized in ancient Greece throughout the Bronze Age, the Classical period ...

Sep. 8, 2023 — A new study has found that air pollution is preventing pollinators finding flowers because it degrades the ... An Early Warning System for Joint Heat and Ozone Extremes in China ...

Lead pollution started peaking when the Romans took over the Aegean coastline.

(AP Photo/Jerry Harmer) Commuters wear face masks to protect themselves from air pollution at a skytrain station in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Commuters wear ...

Bangkok’s air quality took a nosedive today, earning it the grim title of the fourth worst city in the world for air pollution, according to Swiss-based monitoring platform IQAir. The capital’s air ...

NASA’s TEMPO sensor observed significant changes in air pollution in Los Angeles in early January 2025. Initially monitoring routine emissions, it soon tracked intense NO2 plumes from two major fires ...

Using data on lead pollution and atmospheric modeling, the authors found that air pollution in ancient Rome affected the whole of Europe, raising children's blood lead levels by about 2.4 μg/dL ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...