A recent study by the World Heart Foundation (WHF) highlighted the links between air pollution and congenital heart disease, ...

New research presented today at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) suggests that exposure to air pollution may impact genes associated with ...

As final global plastics treaty negotiations take place in Geneva, The Lancet elevates plastic pollution as a grave, global threat to human health. “To those meeting in Geneva: Please take up the ...

Air pollution is a major challenge to public health and the environment. Responsible for millions of premature deaths each ...

New research presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) ...

Cumulative human impacts on marine ecosystems arise from the combined effects of diverse activities such as fishing, shipping, nutrient discharge, coastal development and climate change. These ...

Climate change, pollution, and fishing are pushing oceans closer to their limits at an unprecedented rate. The pressure of that human impact is expected to double by 2050, according to a new study.

Men exposed to pollutants showed DNA changes that affected whether genes were switched on or off, raising concerns that ...

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: ...

A new report reveals a harsh reality about the effects of dirty energy sources on our health, and these effects start before we're even born. The paper, Cradle to Grave: The Health Toll of Fossil ...