Tag: Respiratory illness
Chlorine is a highly useful chemical that’s also extremely dangerous −...
Aliasger K. Salem, University of Iowa
Many people encounter chlorine in their daily lives, whether it’s as an ingredient...
As viral infections skyrocket, masks are still a tried-and-true way to...
Emily Toth Martin, University of Michigan and Marisa Eisenberg, University of Michigan
The cold and flu season of 2022...
Air pollution harms the brain and mental health, too – a...
Clara G. Zundel, Wayne State University
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Is your gas stove bad for your health?
Jonathan Levy, Boston University
Cooks love their gadgets, from countertop slow cookers to instant-read thermometers. Now, there’s increasing interest...
Mexico City buried its rivers to prevent disease and unwittingly created...
Elena Delavega, University of Memphis
Mexico City is a dust bowl, a polluted megalopolis where breathing is hard and newly washed clothes hung out to...
Wildfire smoke is becoming a nationwide health threat
Richard E. Peltier, University of Massachusetts Amherst
The impacts of recent forest fires in California reach well beyond the burned areas. Smoke from the Camp...
EXPLORING NATURE
Climate change is making plants less nutritious − that could already...
Ellen Welti, Smithsonian Institution
More than one-third of all animals on Earth, from beetles to cows to elephants, depend...
