1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (363+ words) Researchers have developed a novel, low-cost air purifying material from rice husk ash, a byproduct generated by burning the protective shells of rice grains at high temperatures. The composite can double the adsorption of formaldehyde gas, a volatile organic compound…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (324+ words) The degree to which disadvantaged communities in California suffer poor air quality compared to their affluent neighbours has fallen, but not for the right reasons. Air quality in California has improved overall since the mid-2000s, but new research suggests that apparent…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (380+ words) Air pollution may be turning ants against their own families, according to new research which suggests that such pollution could break down insect societies. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology have discovered that ozone can interfere with…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (388+ words) Ealing Council has teamed up with environmental charity Letting Grow to create London's newest microforest on wasteland in Glade Lane Canalside Park in Southall, London. They are inviting schools, businesses, ordinary Londoners and journalists to become Forest Makers by planting…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (521+ words) A new study from York University has found that levels of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA)" fell sharply in Toronto's atmosphere during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering new insight into where the pollutant comes from. Professor Cora Young, an atmospheric chemist at York…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (428+ words) A new study has used an airshed approach to track how air pollution crosses state lines, revealing that over half of all U.S. states are net exporters of pollution-linked premature deaths, while around a third contribute zero net pollution to neighbouring…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (469+ words) Solar panels installed at Watford Leisure Centre in Woodside are delivering significant environmental and energy benefits, with new performance data showing particularly strong results during the peak summer months of 2025. The 282 kWp solar PV system is expected to generate approximately…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (464+ words) The growing adoption of electric vehicles in California is already delivering measurable improvements in air quality, according to new research that uses satellite data to track pollution levels across the state. Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (477+ words) Pan frying a chicken breast produces 150 times more particulate matter than air frying it, according to new research from the University of Birmingham. The study, which directly compared cooking methods in a controlled kitchen, establishes the appliance as the cleanest…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (456+ words) A pesticide commonly used in agriculture may be shortening the lives of fish by speeding up the aging process, according to a new international study. The research, led by University of Notre Dame biologist Jason Rohr, found that fish exposed…...