Living near toxic Superfund sites linked to aggressive breast cancer
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women, according to the American Cancer Society. Now, three ...
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Los Angeles | Houses infested with toxic substances, months after fires
(Altadena) Nine months after the fires of Los Angeles, Karen Girard still cannot rejuvenate at home. The smoke impregnated the ...
The health and economic costs of three toxic chemicals used in plastics are estimated at $1.5 trillion in a single year.
A new study co-authored by an economist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst estimates that adverse health effects linked to ...
Researchers demonstrate their ability to remove toxic particles from end-of-life tires
Tires are an essential part of everyday life. Without them, our vehicles would just be a collection of pieces assembled, ...
Extremely well-preserved fossil sawfly sheds new light on the coevolution of insects and toxic plants
A team of Australian researchers have described a new species of now-extinct sawfly based on an extremely well-preserved fossil found ...
Toxic wild mushrooms: nine children and two adults hospitalized after being poisoned
Eleven members of the same family who allegedly picked wild mushrooms together had to be urgently hospitalized Friday evening after ...
Toxic protein may contribute to the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
A toxic version of a certain protein may differentially affect brain, spinal cord and skeletal muscle tissues, leading to the ...
Some microbes used toxic gases to fight iron in Earth’s early oceans, geomicrobiologists say
Early in Earth's development, the atmosphere did not contain oxygen. However, dissolved iron in the oceans was oxidized in gigantic ...
From kitchen utensils to toys to household items linked to toxic flame retardants
From toys to kitchen utensils to takeout trays, researchers have discovered a toxic chemical banned in many common household items ...
Sponges’ symbiosis with bacteria helps them store toxic molybdenum to ward off predators, study finds
A new study from Tel Aviv University has revealed that sponges in the Gulf of Eilat have developed a unique ...
