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Air Pollution Exposure Affects Chances of Developing Premenopausal Breast Cancer, Study Finds
April 20, 2011 — Exposure to air pollution early in life and when a woman gives birth to her first child may alter her DNA and may be associated with pre-menopausal breast cancer later in life, researchers have ... > full story -
Laser Sparks Revolution in Internal Combustion Engines
April 20, 2011 — For more than 150 years, spark plugs have powered internal combustion engines. Automakers are now one step closer to being able to replace this long-standing technology with laser igniters, which ... > full story -
Electric Cars Need Night Time Charging, Evidence Suggests
April 18, 2011 — Researchers in America have shown that ozone -- a known pollutant at low levels in Earth's atmosphere, causing harmful effects on the respiratory system and sensitive plants -- can be reduced, on ... > full story -
Earth's Dust and Plankton from Space: New Views from Envisat Satellite
April 15, 2011 — Europe's Envisat satellite has captured a new view of dust and sand from the Algerian Sahara Desert, located in northern Africa, blowing west across the Atlantic ... > full story -
Polluted Air Leads to Disease by Promoting Widespread Inflammation
April 14, 2011 — Chronic inhalation of polluted air appears to activate a protein that triggers the release of white blood cells, setting off events that lead to widespread inflammation, according to new research in ... > full story -
Climate Change from Black Carbon Depends on Altitude
April 14, 2011 — Scientists have known for decades that black carbon aerosols add to global warming. These airborne particles made of sooty carbon are believed to be among the largest human-made contributors to ... > full story -
Filtering out Pesticides With Genetically Modified Bacteria
April 14, 2011 — Genetically modified bacteria could be used in air filters to extract pesticide vapors from polluted air, new research ... > full story -
Europe's Wildlife Under Threat from Nitrogen, Study Warns
April 13, 2011 — A new international study warns that nitrogen pollution, resulting from industry and agriculture, is putting wildlife in Europe’s at risk. More than 60 per cent of the EU’s most important ... > full story -
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Prenatal Exposure to Certain Pollutants Linked to Behavioral Problems in Young Children
April 12, 2011 — Mothers' exposure during pregnancy to pollutants created by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and other organic material may lead to behavioral problems in their children, according to a new ... > full story -
Greenhouse Gases from Forest Soils
April 12, 2011 — Reactive nitrogen compounds from agriculture, transport, and industry lead to increased emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide from forests in Europe. Nitrous oxide emission from forest soils ... > full story
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