The EPA now calls PFAS 'hazardous substances,' but these chemicals widely contaminate our homes, workplaces, and bodies.
Officials are opting for the ban in hopes of lowering air pollution in frontline communities.
Soil analysis from several Maya cities found levels of mercury that could harm health, and modern archaeologists could be at risk.
The diamonds’ unusual crystal structure may make them harder than ordinary diamonds.
Flamingos living in the Atacama Desert's salt flats have seen their numbers decline thanks to water-intensive lithium mining.
A hydrogen leak prevented the launch of NASA’s SLS rocket this Saturday, in what is a troubling yet highly predictable development.
The Ku-Maloob-Zaap oilfield in the Gulf of Mexico released a shocking amount of the greenhouse gas methane last month, a new report finds.
Heart attack survivors who took a combination of three generic drugs at once were less likely to have future cardiovascular problems, the study found.
The carbon emissions coming from the plant's huge daily flares are equivalent to those produced by about 1,800 gas cars in a year.
Snailfish off the coast of Greenland have evolved a clever trick to live in icy water.
Doctors say you can rest assured: Tampons aren’t “toxic death sticks.”
An anti-fungal molecule produced by the Streptomyces bacteria could enable supercharged biofuels.
More than 120 Americans have died from gas explosions in recent years, a new report finds.
In new guidelines, an independent task force says there's little evidence to support the use of these supplements.
On a recent conservative broadcast, the Georgia congresswoman called climate research "unscientific."
Scientists are making gels that deliver male birth control, back pain relief, gene therapy, and more.
Zinc levels in shark teeth indicate that the two predators occupied similar places in the food chain—but only one species is still around today.
The gel material is cheap to make, and a single kilogram can produce liters of water in seemingly dry conditions.
More than 17 million Americans live near an active upstream facility that could cause health problems, as a new interactive map illustrates.
One of the year's most important—and one of the wildest—climate elections will be decided this week in Texas as Sarah Stogner faces off against Wayne Christian.
