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New research reveals that more than half of urban greenhouse gas emissions are generated by just 25 cities.

It is not the first time that we echo the harmful effects of air pollution for pregnancy and for the development of the baby. Now, a study published in Environmental Research concludes that maternal exposure to air pollution during pregnancy can affect the growth of newborns. The stages most sensitive to air pollution are the first and last months of pregnancy.

A team of Australian researchers has discovered that bacteria in a cow's rumen, one of the four compartments of its stomach, can digest certain types of plastic garbage.

A study reveals that the concentrations of this toxic element in the rivers and fjords connected to the Greenland ice sheet are comparable to those of the polluted waters of industrial China.

Tropospheric ozone is an environmental pollutant with harmful effects on human health and a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming.

A new study from several countries has revealed the unprecedented large accumulation of mercury found in the Pacific Ocean

The widespread use of masks during the covid-19 pandemic has sparked a collateral debate.

The largest source of plastic ingestion is found in drinking water around the world. Thus, an average person can consume up to 1769 plastic particles a week just from water.