Ants send messages to colony members through odor compounds that contain alkenes, chemicals that help nestmates recognize one ...

A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has shown in a new study that ants returning from habitats ...

They already face the highest rates of asthma-related mortality in the nation. Dirtier air will make that worse.

You might think of lung cancer as a "smoker's disease," but new research suggests that isn't the case at all. Instead, there are several factors that have been tied to genetic mutations which can ...

The air inside your home may be five times dirtier than the air outside and this issue worsens in winter. I asked air quality specialists about common culprits for indoor air pollution ...

It is not. Delhi’s air pollution is a year-round problem. In 2024, the last year for which official data are available, the ...

BBC health correspondent James Gallagher gets his blood analysed to understand how air pollution is killing us.

Toxic air is affecting your lungs. No rewards for guessing that. But did you know that it also has an impact on your heart? It has been linked to dementia as well. But what about the impact of dirty ...

Alzheimer's disease is a complex, multi-faceted condition, and while we know a lot about its signs and symptoms, experts are still trying to crack the code on its causes and factors. Now, new research ...

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Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, has revealed that air pollution claims about seven million lives annually, more than malaria and HIV combined, making it the world’s leading ...

There is a whole slew of factors that can increase Alzheimer's risk and the disease's progression. A new study just found that the air you breathe (and how polluted it is) could actually contribute to ...