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

Tehran has been ranked the world's most polluted city with an Air Quality Index of 233, according to Swiss-based air quality monitor IQAir, as critical pollution levels affect all monitoring stations ...

New Delhi is engulfed in a dense and toxic mix of fog and smoke that has raised air pollution to its worst levels in weeks. The crisis has forced authorities to impose strict containment measures, as ...

Some countries are known for having dangerously high pollution levels, poor sanitation, and large amounts of unmanaged waste. These problems are usually caused by overpopulation, industrial activity, ...

Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet. It’s the sixth time ...

A team digging into PM2.5 — those tiny particles linked to breathing issues — is now looking at whether vitamin C has anything to do with how our lungs handle everyday pollution.

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, ranked second among the world's most polluted cities on Tuesday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 288 at 9:20 am.

The programme aims to mobilise private sector participation to expand effluent treatment and promote water reuse to reduce pollution.