Australia is holding its collective breath ahead of a bushfire season that may bring a return of the smoke linked to 400 deaths and 4,500 hospitalizations and emergency department visits during the ...

Have you ever been woken up or kept awake by a particularly chirpy bird outside your window, even though the Sun is down? Bright city lights may be to blame, according to a new study published in the ...

The Australian federal government has launched the National Plastics Plan, which seeks to deal with plastic pollution in various areas. According to the government, the plan will be aimed at banning ...

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard came out swinging on her contentious pollution tax, warning the "freedom to pollute our skies" was over, ending 20 years of denial and delay. Gillard is due to ...

Theo Ruygrok and John Dickinson came up with the idea last year following the former’s visit to China where pollution in Beijing and other urban areas in the country has reached terrible levels.

A new generation of low-emission wood heaters that can produce a fraction of the particulate pollution of current models could save lives by improving air quality, according to researchers. But while ...