One-third of 36 tested ground cinnamon products and spice blends containing cinnamon had high levels of lead, defined as 1 ...

On January 9, approximately a full day after the Eaton fire devastated the foothill area of Altadena, north of the Caltech ...

Childhood lead exposure is not quite yet a problem of the past. That said, there is much that caregivers can do to reduce the ...

After a breakdown in US-Russia relations, Riken finds itself ahead of its rivals. And Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ...

I'm drawn to vintage dishes with intricate designs, but didn't realize they were more likely to contain a toxic element ... could have been created with lead paint, given the fact that the ...

National Cancer Institute researchers have developed a method called HORNET for characterizing 3D topological structures of large and flexible RNA molecules. Scientists used atomic force ...

Bank of America analyst notes several opportunities and threats for the chemical industry in 2025 ... Byrne downgraded Element Solutions and said there is better opportunity elsewhere.

And what could possibly be more earthy than the elements of the periodic table, which literally come from the earth itself? The vibe is 50% nature name, 50% science name … and 100% super-cool ...

Silicon (Si) is a metalloid, element number 14 on the periodic table ... On its own, silicon makes lustrous, blue-grey crystals, but its chemical properties—namely, its affinity for oxygen ...

Over-the-counter protein powders may contain disturbing levels of lead and cadmium ... can detect even trace levels of naturally occurring elements, such as heavy metals, which are present ...

Pic: DRI/Jessi LeMay Researchers used modern studies of lead exposure to determine how much of the chemical element would have likely ended up in the bloodstreams of Roman people and the impacts ...

Joel Achenbach writes about science and politics for The Washington Post's National desk. He has been a staff writer for The Post since 1990. He started the newsroom’s first online column, Rough ...