air pollution

Delhi Tackles Air Pollution With Trial Car Ban

To address the ever-constant threat of air pollution in the city, Delhi's government has introduced an odd-even car ban for two weeks.

UK And Chinese Scientists Join Forces To Combat Air Pollution

£5.5 million has been set aside for five four-year projects to study air pollution in Chinese megacities.

7 Must-Read Stories In October 2015

From driverless cars to liquid microfluidics sensors, research from Singapore is heavily featured in our top articles published in October 2015.

A Profile Of Microbial Aerosols Across China

Researchers have used a unique UV-based probe to measure the size distribution and diversity of microbes across 11 provinces of China.

Goods Made In China Cause More CO2 Emissions

Cheap goods manufactured in China come at a substantial cost to the environment, say scientists.

Eight Scientific Facts About The Haze

What do we know about the causes and effects of the haze? Here are eight scientific facts about it.

Asian Countries Disproportionately Affected By Air Pollution

Scientists predict that the death toll from air pollution will reach 6.6 million by 2050 if action is not taken to reduce emissions.

A Nanotech Solution For Detecting Emissions

The nanoparticle deposition system can be engineered to detect multiple kinds of gases and is easy to miniaturize and mass produce.

Lower Air Pollution, Higher Birth Weight

The ‘natural experiment’ if the 2008 Beijing Olympics showed that even a short-term improvement in air quality could impact pregnancies in their eighth month.