New research by a collaboration of UK‑based scientists has revealed that common indoor and outdoor air pollutants can alter both brain and respiratory function within just four hours of exposure, offering key insights into how air pollution impacts brain health and may contribute to dementia risk.

The potent pollution from so-called “megaconstellation” satellite systems launched en masse into space since 2019 will account for nearly half (42%) of the total climate impact of space sector pollution by the end of the decade, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Fine particles (PM₂.₅) were associated with around 79,000 preventable deaths, followed by nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), ozone (O₃) and coarser particles (PM₂.₅-₁₀, particles with a diameter between 2.5 and 10 micrometres).

Each year, four to six million cars are scrapped in the EU—resulting in the loss of ressources.

Sunlight can be used to activate sustainable 2D materials capable of degrading toxic pollution in water.

Professor Susie Dai has engineered special algae to remove and reuse harmful microplastics from wastewater.

A violent volcanic eruption in the South Pacific has revealed a surprising natural mechanism that could potentially help slow global warming.

Scientists are advancing a promising solution to two of the world’s biggest challenges – plastic pollution and clean energy – by transforming waste plastics into valuable fuels using sunlight.

Tiny particles of plastic amassing in the atmosphere may be intensifying warming, according to new study. 

There is considerable evidence that microplastics and nanoplastics are present in the livers of humans and wild animal populations on land and in the ocean.