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Lung cancer in people who have never smoked on the rise - with research pointing to one common cause

New research points to air pollution as a growing contributor to lung cancer around the world

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

Life in India: Air pollution forces anti-aging tech mogul to leave podcast midway

When you hear people complain about Delhi’s air, and you don’t live there yourself, you give yourself a little pat on the back. Well done, you think, for not living in a shroud of toxic air. How clever of you to have unwittingly made choices that led you away.

Newslaundry · Feb 4, 2025

Several flights diverted in Bangkok due to poor visibility caused by smog

Several flights were diverted at Bangkok’s airports this week as the Thai capital continued to battle dangerous levels of air pollution covering the city’s skyline.

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

Your environment affects how well your medications work − identifying exactly how could make medicine better

Your genes play a major role in determining your height, hair and eye color, and skin tone, but they don’t tell the entire story of who you are. Your environment is incredibly important in shaping your personality, your likes and dislikes, and your health. In fact, your diet, social interactions,…

The Conversation · Feb 3, 2025

While plastic dominates human consumption, the global economy will remain hooked on fossil fuels

In early December 2024, hopes for a landmark global treaty to curb plastic pollution were dashed as negotiations in South Korea stalled. Leading the campaign against the deal were major oil-producing nations, especially Saudi Arabia and Russia, who argued for a more flexible approach to any legally binding limits on…

The Conversation · Feb 3, 2025

Hazardous air pollution in 57 of 77 Thai provinces

Fifty-seven out of 77 provinces in Thailand were blanketed with unsafe levels of ultrafine dust pollution on Monday morning, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda).

Bangkok Post · Feb 3, 2025

Neighbours complain 15,000 capacity K-pop festival in Wembley 'will stop children studying'

Plans for a 15,000-capacity K-pop festival in Wembley have led to complaints from residents concerned about noise pollution and disruption during exams

Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2025

Reach for the stars: the best dark-sky destinations in Britain

This month is viewed as galaxy season in the northern hemisphere, so seek out wide open spaces around the country to gaze up into the heavens, undimmed by light pollution

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2025

How much did SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 explosion pollute the atmosphere?

The rapid unscheduled disassembly of SpaceX's Starship mega rocket may have released significant amounts of harmful air-pollution into the upper layers of Earth's atmosphere.

Space · Feb 2, 2025

Heathrow expansion puts the government on the flight path to years of trouble and strife

On top of the added levels of noise and air pollution, there’s the non-trivial matter of demolishing hundreds of homes, diverting several waterways and rerouting a long stretch of the M25

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2025