Masks saved an untold number of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, but now, the resulting plastic pollution from those masks is concerning scientists. A new study found that disposable face masks, or ...

Canadian wildfires are causing poor air quality across parts of the U.S., posing a health danger to millions of people. Experts say the air is especially harmful for more vulnerable populations, ...

Researchers at Kumamoto University have discovered that behavioral changes during the COVID-19 pandemic-particularly ...

Greenpeace activists fit the Boudica statue at Westminster Bridge with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution (photo © John Cobb / Greenpeace) From ...

: Inexpensive cloth masks commonly used by people in India and China to reduce exposure to air pollution may not be effective and could be giving users a false sense of security, scientists have ...

Results of a new study by environmental health scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggest that inexpensive cloth masks worn by people who hope to reduce their exposure to air ...

Once essential for curbing the spread of COVID-19, disposable face masks have become a major contributor to environmental pollution and human health concerns. Over the past four years, more than 950 ...

A sculpture by Fernando Botero in Medellín’s Botero Plaza, covered with a makeshift mask to protest air pollution (photo via @laciudadverde/Instagram) Activists ...

Researchers at Kumamoto University have discovered that behavioral changes during the COVID-19 pandemic—particularly widespread mask-wearing—may have reduced the risk of certain types of heart attacks ...