Home is where the heart is — but it could also be where your health troubles start. Americans spend roughly 90% of their time indoors, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. But the air inside your home, office or school may not be as clean as you think it is. “Air quality indoors can be … Read more
Your baby plans could be up in the air. As millions of Americans brace for another day cloaked in wildfire smoke, experts are warning that the haze may be clouding more than the horizon — it could also affect couples’ chances of getting pregnant. In one recent study, researchers found that when New Yorkers woke … Read more
The Old Continent is cooked. Europe is sweltering amid an unprecedented heat wave that has sent temperatures soaring to record-breaking heights across the continent. On Tuesday, France hit its hottest day ever after the country’s national thermal indicator — an average of temperatures measured at 30 weather stations — reached a blistering 85.6 Fahrenheit. This … Read more
Known as the Strawberry Moon, the last full Moon of spring rises early Wednesday, beginning the best time of year to enjoy our celestial neighbor. Dr. Tyler Richey-Yowell, a postdoctoral fellow at Lowell Observatory in Arizona, said this is the first Moon to appear this low on the horizon in about a year. June’s full Moon is the last … Read more
This puts the fun in fungus. A Reddit user has gone viral on the social media platform after sharing a veritable science experiment involving a “sponge-looking” growth in her bathroom shower. Shocking images shared recently by user This-Scratch8016 received over 18,000 upvotes across several Reddit subforums, most notably in /r/MoldlyInteresting where she initially described the … Read more
This is rubbish! Researchers say that deteriorating car tires and decomposing garbage are sending minute plastic fragments into the air, which may be fueling infertility, colon cancer and respiratory illnesses. There’s long been concern about how exposure to microplastics — found in cosmetics and toothpaste and shed from food containers and clothing — can hurt … Read more
Your holiday candles that smell of pomegranate, peppermint and pine may spark joy in your home, but they can also fuel your risk of heart disease and certain cancers, a new study finds. “Our research shows that some home fragrance products may be detrimental to indoor air quality,” Asit Kumar Mishra and Marie Coggins, researchers from Ireland, wrote last … Read more
A Russian spacecraft delivering about six months’ worth of food and supplies to the International Space Station leaked a strange odor and droplets upon docking at the station — raising alarm among astronauts. The Progress 90 successfully docked to the ISS Poisk module on Saturday but when Roscosmos cosmonauts opened its hatch, the mysterious smell … Read more
Losing your sense of smell is nothing to sneeze at — it could be an early sign of dementia. “Odor identification has been identified as a useful screening tool that predicts conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease dementia,” Virginia neurologist Fouzia Siddiqui told Parade last week. Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which gradually … Read more
There’s long been speculation of underground chambers below the monument known as the Khaznah, or the Treasury, in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan — and now it’s been confirmed. Archaeologists recently discovered a tomb with at least 12 human skeletons and artifacts, estimated to be at least 2,000 years old, CNN reported. The elaborate … Read more