Rochester, N.Y. — With the air alert still in effect, it's not just people who are at risk from the smoke and haze. This air pollution is also impacting animals across the region, and a lot of ...

The researchers created a model to look at levels of air pollution called PM2.5 – also sometimes called particle pollution or particulate matter pollution – and levels of antibiotic resistance ...

A new study finds that air pollution sensors are inadvertently capturing environmental DNA. ... The animals included little owls, smooth newts and 80 different types of trees and plants.

Air pollution is a mix of particles and gases that can reach harmful concentrations both outside and indoors. ... Native plants and animals struggle to adapt to the changing conditions.

Besides air pollution, fireworks come with other risks. Dogs and other household pets are known to hate July 4, and many humane societies and animal shelters prepare for an influx of lost or ...

Light pollution, meanwhile, can disorientate a range of animals, including migratory birds and sea turtles. But little is known about how human activity has been affecting animals’ sense of smell.

It's not clear how much influence air pollution might have on mental health. It's certainly not as big a factor as the coronavirus pandemic has been on increasing rates of depression and anxiety.

Air pollution is responsible for 8 million deaths a year globally, ... Records reveal a decade-long effort to see the animal rights movement labeled a “bioterrorism” threat.

In older animals, air pollution seems to accelerate the deposition of the amyloid and tau proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Other animal studies have found damage at the anatomical, ...

Specific to air pollution, animal research has demonstrated that inhaled pollution significantly increased brain inflammatory markers, suggesting a lung-brain inflammatory mechanism.