With just patches of snow on the San Francisco Peaks, the only snow in the forecast is thanks to snowmaking machines on the ski slopes. Phoenix is also experiencing one of its longest dry spells on ...

A research team led by Prof. Shen Yan'an from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has made significant ...

According to the study conducted by the Centre for Atmospheric Pollution Studies (CAPS), within the two months after declaring the “silent zone,” noise pollution in the area has increased by around 1% ...

The haze is caused by an atmospheric phenomenon called an inversion, which can trap smoke, dust and other pollutants in stagnant air. It's why officials urge caution before lighting fires.

"We actually have a solution that can scale." Bill Gates-backed Deep Sky project earns new funding to suck pollution from the ...

Winter air quality alerts in Phoenix have arrived on schedule as stagnant winter weather conditions and pollution from ...

"As we develop our understanding of how these particles behave in the atmosphere, we will be able to design more sophisticated strategies for the control of air pollution," said lead researcher ...

Recently, a research team led by Professor Shuxiao Wang from the School of Environment at Tsinghua University integrated a ...

Solar-powered kekehs are revolutionizing transport in Sierra Leone, thanks to James Samba’s innovative approach to ...

Pollution from cooking remains in atmosphere longer than previously believed Dec 8, 2020 Surfactants can cause toxic chemicals in aerosols to last longer in the air ...

“There is also temperature inversion at play. Due to a layer of warmer temperature higher in the atmosphere, pollutants stay trapped as they can’t rise. The build-up accumulates. Visibility ...

An endangered whale was spotted off Washington carrying her calf’s deceased body over a week after the baby was first ...