Tag: Pollution

‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body

‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics...

Jan 14, 2026

Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile...

‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate?

‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a t...

Jan 4, 2026

Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy ...

Two hours, 166kg later: Volunteers clear trash from Terengganu’s Pantai Kekabu

Two hours, 166kg later: Volunteers clear trash from Ter...

Dec 28, 2025

Villagers in Hanoi recycle the world’s waste, but pay with their health

Villagers in Hanoi recycle the world’s waste, but pay w...

Dec 17, 2025

Delhi records 200,000 acute respiratory illness cases amid toxic air

Delhi records 200,000 acute respiratory illness cases a...

Dec 3, 2025

Erbil plants 300 trees daily to boost greenery, fight pollution

Erbil plants 300 trees daily to boost greenery, fight p...

Oct 19, 2025

‘You don’t get to aim big when you are somewhere small’: A teenager’s fight to end single use plastics on her Scottish island

‘You don’t get to aim big when you are somewhere small’...

Sep 25, 2025

Groundswell of support for ban propels campaign of Tabby Fletcher, 17, from her ...

Smog then floods: Pakistani families ‘can’t catch a break’

Smog then floods: Pakistani families ‘can’t catch a break’

Aug 31, 2025

World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns

World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from i...

Aug 4, 2025

Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health ...

Can microplastics harm our brains? What we know so far

Can microplastics harm our brains? What we know so far

Aug 2, 2025

More areas in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan record unhealthy air readings

More areas in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan record unhealth...

Jul 20, 2025