A new app launched today by King’s College London and the British Safety Council provides outdoor workers, and their employers, with crucial information about their exposure to air pollution.

Water quality in UK streams and rivers could be worse than currently estimated because we are failing to monitor micro-organisms throughout the year, according to new research.

Microscopic particles in air pollution inhaled by pregnant women may damage fetal cardiovascular development, according to a study by Rutgers researchers.

Small island communities across the globe are facing some of the earliest and most severe impacts of climate change.

The liver is the only organ in the body that can regenerate. 

A new study finds vitamin D may be protective among asthmatic obese children living in urban environments with high indoor air pollution. 

Each year there are nearly 11 million cases of typhoid, a disease that is spread through contaminated food, drink and water. 

When we listen to loud sounds, our hearing may become impaired for a short time. 

An annual influenza season forecasting challenge issued by the US Centers for Disease Control provides unique insight into epidemic forecasting, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports.

A comprehensive analysis sewage collected in 74 cities in 60 countries has yielded the first, comparable global data, which show the levels and types of antimicrobial resistant bacteria that are present in mainly healthy people in these countries.