A recent study by the World Heart Foundation (WHF) highlighted the links between air pollution and congenital heart disease, which is sometimes known as CHD.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Microplastics have already found their way into every environment on ...

Government officials, local authorities, health professionals, and civil society are gathering today at the second global conference on air pollution and health in Cartagena, Colombia. As ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. “Plastic pollution has been found on every continent and in every ocean, in people, terrestrial wildlife and marine wildlife,” said Leslie B. Hart, ...

A study published in the Interdisciplinary Environmental Review has assessed the presence of microplastics in drinking water sources in Southern India. The work provides new evidence of the spread of ...

In Punjab, India, paddy stubble burning is a widespread agricultural practice that contributes to seasonal air pollution in the region and beyond. However, the extent to which residents recognize its ...

Noise pollution generated by human activity in certain areas of Antarctica could be having a negative effect on the well-being of the area's fauna, according to a study by the University of the ...

Microplastics are an persistent form of pollution threatening the health of global lake ecosystems. A new review by researchers at the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences synthesizes ...

A man in glasses looks into a fish tank in which fish of many colors are swimming. Ecotoxicologist Bob Wong studies how fish change when exposed to the antidepressant medication fluoxetine. Credit: ...

Light pollution, or artificial light at night (ALAN), is a widespread phenomenon in areas with dense human populations. Normally, animals use natural external cues, like sunlight and temperature, to ...