As Canada experiences record snowfall, new research from the University of Waterloo suggests that tiny amounts of industrial pollution trapped in snow can change how sunlight reaches the ground below ...

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For all its promised benefits, the artificial-intelligence boom is likely to prove costly to public health and even lead to hundreds of deaths a year in the U.S. alone, and those ill effects are ...

The field of molecular neuroscience has increasingly recognized that, while the nervous system is characterized by impressive resilience and plasticity, it ...

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High levels of air pollution can affect teams doing complex tasks, which holds implications for emerging economies. High levels of air pollution can harm performance of teams, which are vital for ...

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

Noise pollution is bad for humans and awful for wildlife. Here's what it is, how it affects animals, and how you can help. As a journalist, Gabriella Sotelo covers the environment, climate change, and ...