air pollution
Scientists reveal how air pollution can cause lung cancer in people who have never smoked
Posted in Medicine, Science on 28th Sep, 2022
by Alex Muller
A long-term study funded by Cancer Research UK has revealed how air pollution can cause lung cancer in people who have never smoked.
Cancer: A risk factor for lung cancer is rising, it's not smoking and it affects us all
Posted in Medicine on 20th Dec, 2021
by Alex Muller
While smoking has declined, air pollution has begun to play a larger role in the development of lung cancer globally.
Greenland ice cores show record of acid rain, success of U.S. Clean Air Act
Posted in Science on 13th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller
The rise and fall of acid rain is a global experiment whose results are preserved in the geologic record.
Climate change means more wildfires, and more air pollution
Posted in Featured, Science on 5th Feb, 2014
by Alex Muller
Wildfires not only jeopardize lives and property. They also cause air pollution, from planet-warming carbon dioxide to health-endangering soot and nitrogen oxides.