The Biden administration has expanded benefits and care for veterans who had been exposed to toxic burn pits during their service.

Various organisations on Thursday protested in Indore against the plan to dispose of 337 tonnes of Union Carbide factory waste at Pithampur in Dhar district, about 30 km from the city. The protesters ...

Microplastics in the ocean are a serious problem for wildlife, like sea turtles in Texas. Companies creating the problem ...

Acute and chronic leukemias and other life-threatening cancers will now be recognized as presumptive conditions for ...

A good night's sleep does more than just help you feel rested--it might literally clear your mind. A new study shows how deep sleep may wash away waste buildup in the brain during waking hours, an ...

EPA will move radioactive waste from a former uranium mine near Churchrock, New Mexico, to a regional landfill, addressing ...

In a retaliatory lawsuit, Exxon says claims against it are motivated by “sordid for-profit incentives and outright greed.” ...

Deep sleep may clear the brain of toxic waste via a process driven by norepinephrine, a molecule that creates rhythmic blood vessel contractions.

Danish scientists found that a molecule called norepinephrine plays a key role in brain cleaning in mice. During deep sleep, ...

The brain is a very busy organ and as it works, it accumulates toxic proteins that can cause sticky plaques. These plaques have been linked to several neurological disorders, including Alzheimer’s, ...

Residents from Val Verde, as well as Castaic, Live Oak and Hasley Canyon — areas near the 639-acre landfill in the Santa ...

Forty years ago, on the night of Sunday 2 December of 1984, people in the city of Bhopal and surrounding communities were ...