Early season heat waves gripping the central and southern United States are bringing attention to the health dangers of high ...

High temperatures are also known to increase the permeability of the intestinal lining, leading to so-called leaky gut.

Climate change is endangering pregnancies worldwide. Rising heat, poor air quality, and disasters threaten maternal health, ...

Teenagers and young people are facing new threats that could see their health and wellbeing go backwards, a new Lancet report ...

A number of well-known factors, including exposure to UV radiation, genetics and aging can lead to cataracts, a condition affecting roughly 94 million people in which the lenses of the eyes get cloudy ...

Nevertheless, researchers found that in Texas, the annual average number of days above 98 degrees increased by 17 days over the course of four years. That means women who are pregnant during the hot ...

Siddhanth Sharma and colleagues argue that adaptation to cope with the health effects of climate change requires more focused local data and dedicated funding Climate change is often called “the ...

Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow Not long ago, I met a woman from Belarus. She told me about the terrible aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear accident in April 1986. As a child, she’d had to evacuate her home, ...

Earth's surface temperature has been 1.5°C hotter than the pre-industrial average for 21 of the last 22 months.

A growing body of research shows that getting more steps into your routine could be one of the simplest ways to lower your ...

Four ways the world has profoundly changed for today's young people, according to a comprehensive new global report.

The report, published on Tuesday by the New Delhi-based Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) think tank, analysed ...