Accurately modeling irregularly-shaped particles isn’t easy, but a new study found a way to improve a century-old idea.

Tiny aerosol particles in the air play a big role in regulating how much sunlight our planet absorbs or reflects, and how clouds form above us. In a recent study, researchers found that extreme heat ...

Thanks to a breakthrough study, scientists now have a more accurate way to predict the behavior of irregularly shaped ...

Representative light microscopy images of carbonaceous (black) particles adherent to red blood cells (red arrows) from healthy volunteers. Each image is from a different adult volunteer. Researchers ...

A review of 3,000 studies also suggests these minute plastic air particles may be causing male and female infertility. Tires and degrading garbage shed tiny pieces of plastic into the air, creating a ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists are discovering that inhaled toxic particles may be able to reach and possibly damage the brain. Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images While air pollution has often been shown ...

Sarasota County issued an advisory warning of an elevated amount of particulate matter that may affect local air quality, officials said in a Thursday press release. Particulate matter involves a mix ...

If you're cooking this evening, a new study may encourage you to reach for the air fryer. Researchers from the University of Birmingham say that cooking even very fatty food in an air fryer produces ...

AIR pollution may directly contribute to dementia, warns new research. People with greater exposure to fumes and other ...

On top of the fact that Wednesday is a messy, murky day weather-wise in the tri-state area, much of the region is also under an air quality alert due to elevated levels of fine particulate matter (PM ...

Every time we open our mouth we exhale particles that may contain the virus. As states begin to adjust to a new normal and people start spending more time indoors, experts and local officials are ...