What Is Really Hiding in Everyday Personal Care Products?

Ingredient labels may not tell consumers everything that is inside their shampoo, sunscreen or baby lotion. A new laboratory study found that almost every personal...

Scientists Find Cleaner Way to Recover Gold from Electronic Waste

Discarded phones, computers and other electronics contain valuable metals, including gold. Recovering those metals, however, often requires large amounts of chemicals that can create waste...

Scientists Find a Cheaper Way to Extract Valuable Magnesium from Seawater

The world's oceans contain enormous amounts of magnesium, and scientists have developed a new method that could make it cheaper and more sustainable to...

Blood Test Shows How Dirty Air May Raise Lung Cancer Risk

People cannot always see the pollution they breathe, but a new study suggests that long-term exposure may leave traces inside the blood. Scientists found changes...

Air Pollution Leaves a Lung Cancer Warning in Blood

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Air Pollution Could Worsen Rheumatoid Arthritis Quickly

Rheumatoid arthritis can worsen even when patients are taking their medicine, and sometimes the reason for a flare is difficult to identify. New research suggests...

Dirty Air May Cause Rheumatoid Arthritis Flares

People living with rheumatoid arthritis may have another reason to pay attention to air quality. A large study from South Korea found that exposure to...

Hidden Toxic Metals Found in City Road Dust, New Study Warns

Dust blowing through city streets may seem harmless, but new research suggests it can contain hidden metals left behind by decades of human activity. While...

Scientists Discover Thousands of Tons of Undeclared Uranium Hidden in DRC Cobalt Supply Chain

A new study has found that large amounts of uranium have been leaving the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for more than 20...

Air Pollution May Help Bladder Cancer Spread

Most people think of dirty air as something that mainly harms the lungs. Doctors have warned for years that breathing polluted air raises the...