Children raised in rural environments who spend a lot of time outdoors with some exposure to animals grow to have better regulated immune systems than children living in urban environments, a new ...

Pro-environmental behavior increases among school students who participate in insect-related citizen science projects, according to new research from the University of Adelaide. Students who ...

All children are entitled to a clean and healthy environment, a UN committee said for the first time on Monday, bolstering young people's arguments for suing authorities over the ravages of climate ...

Getting people to change their behavior is a challenging task. From the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment to the Piano Stair Experiment, scientists have been trying to understand what motivates people ...

The effects of air pollution on kids "should have parents up in arms" to force changes in air pollution regulations, a reader said. Experts say children exposed to high air pollution levels can lose ...

The Pediatric and Reproductive Environmental Health Scholars (PREHS) program trains pediatric healthcare providers, obstetricians and gynecologists, and other healthcare professionals to address ...

California’s wildfire season gets worse every year for Avroh S. The smoke and grime that envelopes the 14-year-old’s home in Palo Alto heralds coughing fits and congestion that make it difficult to ...

Children’s physical activity patterns are intrinsically shaped by a complex array of environmental factors that span the built, social and natural worlds. The design of neighbourhoods, availability ...

Eighteen California children are suing the Environmental Protection Agency, claiming it violated their constitutional rights by failing to protect them from the effects of climate change. This is the ...