Air pollution is not just a problem for lungs. Increasingly, research suggests air pollution can influence childhood behavioral problems and...
Exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) may increase the risk of developing dementia, according to a new meta-analysis from...
As global temperatures continue to reach all-time highs and discussions intensify about ways to mitigate the adverse effects of climate...
Polymer science has made possible rubber tires, Teflon and Kevlar, plastic water bottles, nylon jackets among many other ubiquitous features...
“Citizen Science” gives interested citizens the chance to actively engage in scientific research. A citizen-science project conducted by AWI in...
Nearly 2 million new cases of pediatric asthma every year may be caused by a traffic-related air pollutant, a problem...
Plastic pollution is a major global issue but grasping the scale of the problem can be challenging. In a recent...
One day, the demand for electricity to charge electric vehicles may overwhelm the power grid, unless the electricity sector is...
Shellfish such as scallops, mussels, and oysters – bivalve molluscs – readily take up tiny specs of metals into their...
Low-traffic neighborhoods (LTNs) reduce traffic and air pollution without displacing the problem to nearby streets, new research has shown. The...
Taking advantage of a phenomenon known as emergent behavior in the microscale, MIT engineers have designed simple microparticles that can...
The emergency is not invisible. But that doesn’t mean we can see it. After decades of inaction and ineffective action...