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11/25/2017 / By JD Heyes

New study links air pollution to lower sperm counts, part of 40-year trend that may cause humans to become extinct

A new study by Chinese academics has found a link between higher levels of air pollution and lowered sperm counts, a finding that only adds to concerns about eventual human extinction. The study by researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong found that high levels of air pollution were also associated with poor sperm […]

02/27/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

UK warned to clean up its air as deadly pollution continues to increase

When we think of air pollution, the image of an overpopulated Asian metropolis covered in a thick layer of smog immediately springs to mind. However, it was the U.K. that recently made the headlines after air pollution levels in London briefly jumped over the levels recorded in Beijing, China. Since 2010, the U.K. repeatedly failed […]

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