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High in New York's Adirondack Mountains, scientists have detected microplastics in Lake Tear of the Clouds, the highest ...

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A Miccosukee tribal elder leads scientists into the Everglades to save both the ecosystem and his tribe’s heritage and ...

Lead poisoning was once thought to largely be a problem of the past, as the globe gradually weaned itself off leaded gasoline ...

Lead poisoning isn’t just an industrial-age problem. A new study reveals our ancestors, including Neanderthals, were exposed ...

In a world where convenience often trumps common sense, the toilet has somehow become the unsuspecting hero—or rather, victim ...

It's no surprise to Northeastern food policy expert Darin Detwiler that high levels of lead are being found in both protein powders and bottles of cinnamon.

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Washington-area leaders voted unanimously to drop plans for express lanes across the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge from the ...

In 2011, Petronas was warned its South Sudan oil wells may be causing congenital disease. Mercedes-Benz, partner in its ...

Long before humans built cities or wrote words, our ancestors may have faced a hidden threat that shaped who we became.