Evidence Mounts for Toxic Books Containing Dyes
If you come across brightly colored, cloth-bound Victorian books, it's best to handle them with care or avoid them altogether. ...
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Scientists develop plan to save freshwater crocodiles from toxic cane toads
Scientists from Macquarie University, working with Bunuba Aboriginal rangers and the Western Australian Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA), ...
Sensors made from ‘frozen smoke’ can detect toxic formaldehyde in homes and offices
Researchers have developed a sensor made from 'frozen smoke' that uses artificial intelligence techniques to detect formaldehyde in real time ...
Team describes how to produce ‘green’ steel from toxic red sludge
Aluminum production generates around 180 million tonnes of toxic red sludge each year. Scientists from the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, an ...
COPD and the effect of low-dose cadmium, a highly toxic metal, on airway epithelial cells
Exposure to cigarette smoke is associated with the development and severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, which is ...
New nose-shaped sensor detects toxic ammonia gas
Australian engineers have developed a small ammonia gas sensor that could enable safer hydrogen storage and specialist medical diagnostic devices. ...
New study finds that short, toxic RNAs kill brain cells and may enable the development of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer's disease, which is expected to affect approximately 6.7 million patients in the United States in 2023, causes substantial loss ...
The first assessment of toxic heavy metal pollution in the Southern Hemisphere over the past 2,000 years
Human activity, from the burning of fossil fuels and fireplaces to contaminated dust produced by mining, is changing the Earth's ...
Highly toxic plant-based weight loss drug can now be produced from yeast
In China, children are taught to avoid this plant. The plant, Thunder God Vine (Chinese: 雷公藤), which in China has ...
Targeted household cleaning can reduce toxic chemicals after wildfire, study finds
Once the last embers of a campfire have died down, the musky smell of smoke remains. Distinct smoke odors may ...
