'World Air Map' shows us exactly what we're breathing in at any given moment in major cities around the world. Air pollution is largely invisible, affects everyone’s health, and is mostly out of any ...

The worldwide Covid-19 outbreak has actually driven a plunge in emissions and air pollution -- but experts say while the clearer air is welcome, people in the most polluted cities are still more ...

North Macedonia has some of the highest levels of air pollution in Europe. In recent months, airborne particles in the capital of Skopje and other cities have been recorded as exceeding safety ...

British researchers say data from more than 29 million people across four continents strengthens the evidence of a link ...

When measuring pollution by PM2.5 levels, Zürich ranks outstandingly as the city with the cleanest air in the world. But once looked at according to levels of NO2, the story turns on its head.

Tracking air pollution and CO2 emissions in 13,189 urban areas worldwide using large geospatial datasets. Communications Earth & Environment, 2025; 6 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02270-9 ...

In cities, transport is the main source of pollution. In some regions, domestic heating using solid fuels, such as coal or wood also affects air quality. All of these cumulative phenomena can cause or ...

As countries around the world work hard to clean up air pollution, scientists are now warning that fewer aerosols in the air might actually be making heatwaves worse, especially in cities.