The study shows how probabilistic clustering supports intelligent data transmission strategies. The authors propose leveraging cluster probabilities to define transmission rules: sensors with a high ...

With recent studies having established the presence of nano and microplastic particles in the respiratory systems of both human and bird populations, new research has modeled what happens when people ...

People's ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution, potentially making everyday activities, such as the ...

Long-term exposure to toxic air can substantially weaken the health benefits of regular exercise, suggests a new study by an ...

Air pollution may steer lung cells toward cancer ­— even in people who’ve never smoked a cigarette. People living in high pollution areas may rack up DNA glitches that trigger lung cancer, scientists ...

Air pollution may blunt the signature scents of some night-blooming flowers, jeopardizing pollination. When the aroma of a pale evening primrose encounters certain pollutants in the night air, the ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moved this week to reduce limits on fine particulate air pollution, including soot, set by the Biden administration last year. The administration gave up ...

Vitamin C may offer meaningful protection against one of the world's invisible but pervasive health threats – fine-particle ...