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As fires blanket growing swathes of the West, scientists are beginning to understand more about how their smoke affects the transmission and severity of COVID-19 and other illnesses, and how it differs from that of other types of air pollution.

By measuring various pollutants in the immediate vicinity of pregnant women and tracking brain development of their children, researchers in Barcelona aim to untangle any influence the former has on the latter.

In the Netherlands, researchers identify a correlation between pollution and COVID-19 cases, hospital admissions, and deaths.

Studies on various roadside layouts and species tend to yield different results for plants’ effectiveness at alleviating pollution.

Evidence is accumulating that breathing contaminated air might impair cognition.

Silver birch, elder, and yew win out in an experiment to see which species best capture the tiny particles from diesel pollution.

A new report estimates that 95 percent of people live in areas with dangerously high levels of fine particulate matter such as dust and soot.

The $88 million agreement is part of efforts by the UK government to increase transatlantic collaboration as the country prepares to leave the European Union.

A policy to provide Northern Chinese residents with free coal for heat ended up reducing their life spans.

Trees and bushes growing in the world’s metropolises reduce air pollutants by 8 times more than previously realized.