50 Years Ago Health & Medicine 50 years ago, air pollution was linked to more reports of animal bites Excerpt from the March 31, 1973 issue of Science News Air pollution has been linked to a higher risk of aggressive behavior in people and other animals, which may help explain why reports of dog bites rise on smoggy days. kwphotobox/moment open/getty images plus Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Aimee Cunningham March 30, 2023 at 8:00 am What pollution does to you — Science News, March 31, 1973 Scientists described the results of their attempts to correlate pollution levels with various complaints of patients….