David Lynch died on Jan. 15, 2025 from complications of emphysema, a chronic lung disease, at the age of 78. He was known ...

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No elevated levels for any type of air toxics were detected in the burn areas of Altadena and Pasadena, the South Coast Air Quality Management District reported on Friday, Feb. 7. The AQMD found near ...

Heavy metals naturally occur in the Earth's crust, but human activities can increase their concentration in the environment, ...

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Despite new medication, cystic fibrosis often leads to permanent lung damage. Working with an international team, researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have discovered that the ...

The Quipu superstructure is enormous, spanning 1.4 billion light years – and it could violate one of our fundamental ...

Collagen, the body's most abundant protein, has long been viewed as a predictable structural component of tissues. However, a new study challenges that notion, revealing an unexpected confirmation in ...

A single ember, unremarkable in its origin, finds its way onto a rooftop—silent, unnoticed—until it catches the wind. It ...

The Washington State Department of Ecology is proposing a ban on certain chemicals in cosmetics that have been linked to ...