Ants send messages to colony members through odor compounds that contain alkenes, chemicals that help nestmates recognize one ...

I grew up in rural Colorado, deep in the mountains, and I can still remember the first time I visited Denver in the early 2000s. The city sits on the plain, skyscrapers rising and buildings extending ...

A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has shown in a new study that ants returning from habitats ...

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BBC health correspondent James Gallagher gets his blood analysed to understand how air pollution is killing us.

Air pollution from oil and gas is causing 91,000 premature deaths and hundreds of thousands of health issues across the United States annually, with Black, Asian, Native American and Hispanic groups ...

You might think of lung cancer as a "smoker's disease," but new research suggests that isn't the case at all. Instead, there are several factors that have been tied to genetic mutations which can ...

A recent large study conducted in Sweden has found that long-term exposure to elevated levels of air pollution may increase ...

Air pollution is having a devastating effect on large parts of South Asia, particularly Northern India, Pakistan and ...

Using an air purifier nightly could improve sleep and reduce blood pressure for some people. Experts recommend choosing a ...