Researchers have found that a source of carcinogenic chemicals is in Americans' cars – but there may be a way to reduce your risk. Environmental Science and Technology, a peer-reviewed scientific journal, published a study called "Flame Retardant Exposure in Vehicles Is Influenced by Use in Seat Foam and Temperature" on Tuesday. The study explains that Americans breathe in chemicals from the flame retardants in their vehicles. The chemicals can cause issues ranging from developmental...
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American universities pride themselves on being a melting pot of free exchange of ideas and critical thinking. The U.S. university tenure system provides academic freedom for professors to instruct and encourage students to think outside the box, fostering the pursuit of ideas that might be considered unpopular or controversial. An environment that enables students to More
The transition from the African humid period (AHP) to dry conditions in North Africa is the clearest example of climate tipping points in recent geological history. They occur when small perturbations trigger a large, non-linear response in the system and shift the climate to a different future state, usually with dramatic consequences for the biosphere. That was also the case in North Africa, where the grasslands, forests, and lakes favored by humans disappeared, causing them to retreat to...
The nonprofit launched a groundbreaking initiative to study the lives of 100,000 cancer-free Black women from across the country.
It can be challenging to juggle raising a family while working full time. Just Capital's research points to five leading companies where it might be possible.
Enrollment for VOICES of Black Women is open for participants to actively provide insight to cancer researchers for at least 30 years.
The researchers estimated that gas and propane stoves contribute to as many as 19,000 adult deaths annually in the US, as well as 200,000 childhood asthma cases and $1 billion in societal harm.
Daniel Noboa, the president of Ecuador, might have saved himself a lot of trouble, if he had only read more Latin American literature. Perhaps he would not have ordered the police to storm the Mexican embassy to arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas, who had been granted asylum there. That unprecedented action—breaching long-standing treaties that More
Minouche Shafik certainly ought to go as president of Columbia, along with all her peers across academia who’ve utterly bungled their “tentifada” occupations, but America’s campus rot runs far deeper.
Will Wade has added a tint of orange flavor to his McNeese State cocktail.
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