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The World Health Organization (WHO) released its first report on children’s health and the environment, showing that the effects of pollution are felt most strongly by the very young. Of the deaths of children under five, a quarter are caused by smog, second-hand smoke, inadequate hygiene, unsafe water and other environmental risks. “[Young children’s] developing […]
BLACK carbon found in air pollution can increase the resistance of bacteria which cause respiratory disease, research has suggested. Daily Express :: Health Feed
The findings could bring a new understanding of the effect of air pollution on human health, the lead scientist in the University of Leicester study said. The four-year investigation focused on how pollution in the air – thought to be responsible for millions of deaths each year – affects bacteria in the nose, throat and […]
MODERN life could be putting health at risk by damaging our ancient sense of smell, a leading scientist claims. Daily Express :: Health Feed
BreezoMeter has collected pollution data and created a way to build real-time air pollution maps for big cities. The San Francisco company is launching an interactive map of air pollution based on data from real-time traffic information and other data sources, said Ziv Lautman, cofounder and chief marketing officer of BreezoMeter. You can use it to […]
When Stefano Boeri imagines the future of urban China he sees green, and lots of it. Office blocks, homes and hotels decked from top to toe in a verdant blaze of shrubbery and plant life; a breath of fresh air for metropolises that are choking on a toxic diet of fumes and dust. Last week, […]
COMMUTERS using public transport are exposed to up to eight times more pollution than car users, research suggests. Daily Express :: Health Feed
At any given moment, there are approximately a zillion crowdfunding campaigns on the web. Take a stroll through Kickstarter or Indiegogo, and you’ll find no shortage of weird, useless, and downright stupid projects out there — alongside some real gems. In this column, we cut through all the worthless wearables and Oculus Rift ripoffs to […]
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The House voted to roll back rules on methane flaring this week. (credit: WildEarth Guardians) Last week was a busy one for people watching the federal government’s rules on energy and the environment. With the opening of a new administration, the Republican-dominated Congress has been quick to kill regulations from the previous administration and enact new […]
