Indoor plants may do far more than brighten a room. New research suggests they can quietly reshape the health, comfort and resilience of the buildings where people spend most of their lives.

Evening traffic in London’s West End has surged far beyond morning levels, with new research showing that 6 – 7pm is now the capital’s busiest hour for cars entering central London.

A single exposure to a common agricultural fungicide may echo through the generations far longer than previously understood – potentially affecting the health of descendants 20 generations later.

Sheffield City Council has allocated £1 million from the city’s Clean Air Zone revenues to fund a series of initiatives aimed at improving air quality, with the overwhelming majority of the money targeted at protecting children from the harmful effects of pollution.

New research has found that when a Falcon 9 rocket stage burned up over Europe last year, it left a plume of lithium pollution in the upper atmosphere – the first time scientists have directly measured the chemical footprint of re-entering space debris.

The sixth Earthshot Prize ceremony is set to take place in Mumbai, as India continues to rank among the world’s most polluted countries.