Global data show us that the impacts are far from marginal. The 2019 Global Burden of Disease analysis ranked hypertension as ...

Air pollution has been convincingly linked to respiratory illnesses, while run-off from industries has not only diminished water quality but dirtied supply with so-called "forever chemicals" that have ...

Organisms on earth have a variety of defense mechanisms that allow effective survival. Types of environmental stimuli trigger these defense mechanisms, which can be effective in protecting the ...

Like air pollutants and exposure to hazardous waste, noise pollution is not distributed evenly, a new study led by campus researchers found. The study is the first to assess social inequalities, such ...

The most pressing environmental crisis of these times, our heating of the Earth through carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas pollution, is closely connected to our excessive energy consumption. And ...

"The question is: how much of this effect is due to particle pollution, and how much is noise?” the study author asked. If you’ve ever worked in a retail environment in which the same playlist is spun ...

Study shows that not only are loud vehicles flying overhead a cause of noise pollution-related stress, the effect of that stress remains on the body even after noise levels have decreased. Researchers ...

Ocean noise pollution can extend beyond individual animals to impact entire ecosystems. Here are the facts and how you can help. As a journalist, Gabriella Sotelo covers the environment, climate ...

The study recommends including measures against noise pollution in the management plans of Antarctica’s protected areas The study focuses specifically on examining whether the noise caused by the ...

For the coming months, major maintenance at Schiphol will once again cause increased noise pollution from aircraft, particularly over Amsterdam-Buitenveldert, Zuidoost, Amstelveen-Noord, Weesp and ...

In a bid to tackle noise pollution, a serious yet often overlooked urban issue, Nick Ferenchak, an assistant professor at the University of New Mexico, has introduced a clever solution. Ferenchak has ...

New research has found that monkeys increase their use of scent markings to compensate for human noise pollution. The study has investigated how primates change their communication strategies in ...