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Stepping out during pollution season in many Indian cities feels like walking through a soft cloud that you cannot escape. The air smells burnt, your eyes sting a little, and you can almost feel the ...

Results of a new study by environmental health scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggest that inexpensive cloth masks worn by people who hope to reduce their exposure to air ...

Bulgarian activists say it is high time state authorities get serious about properly measuring and tackling levels of air pollution in cities like Sofia and Plovdiv. ‘It’s almost like you can see the ...

Many people around the world, especially in Asia, wear face masks to protect against air pollution. Do they work? Sanjay Rajagopalan, MD, Herman Hellerstein, professor of cardiovascular medicine at ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Masks saved an untold number of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, but now, the resulting plastic pollution from those masks is concerning ...