A Garden Grove City Council meeting turned into a fiery showdown Tuesday night over a chemical tank emergency at GKN Aerospace that forced the evacuation of 50,000 Orange County residents over ...

The lawsuits concern products that contain benzoyl peroxide, an active ingredient in the treatment of acne. In June 2026, a rumor spread online that several class action lawsuits are targeting skin ...

Two large blue steel barrels at an industrial site. One of the barrels has a white sticker that reads “Toxic” and a yellow sticker that reads “Flammable liquid.” US chemical regulation faces renewed ...

Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that transmit signals from nerve cells to target cells by attaching to specific receptors. After delivering their messages, the body breaks them down or ...

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — A chemical leak at a West Virginia silver recovery business on Wednesday killed two people and sent about 30 others to hospitals, including one in serious condition, authorities ...

Hormonal changes can affect the pH of body parts like your skin and vagina. An imbalanced vaginal pH can lead to infections like bacterial vaginosis and trichomoniasis. Avoiding douching and taking ...

Virginia has yet to meet its goals of reducing nitrogen and phosphorus in the Chesapeake Bay. Experts say nutrient management in agriculture can help. That’s the idea of making sure nitrogen, ...

The Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural sciences, health sciences, applied sciences and social sciences, according to their ...

Hydrogen peroxide contains peroxides, bleaching agents that may help whiten teeth. However, it can damage tooth enamel if a person does not use it correctly. Hydrogen peroxide is also an active ...

Imagine you’re filling up 100 bags of coffee. You’re using beans from a few different providers — 10 percent of the beans they sent you are decaffeinated and the rest are caffeinated. However, you ...

A spray of water microdroplets turns a test strip blue, indicating the presence of hydrogen peroxide. Credit: Credit: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. It’s the latest in a series of studies from Zare, ...