The independent analytical laboratory Valisure says it has found traces of benzene in sunscreen and after-sun-care products from a variety of manufacturers. Valisure has asked the US Food and Drug ...

Natural gas stoves and ovens can leak harmful chemicals inside homes even when they're not in use. About 47 million U.S. households use such appliances, according to the federal Energy Information ...

Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) is routinely employed by physicists and chemists to capture atomic-scale images of molecules on surfaces. Now, an international team led by Christian Joachim and co ...

Cancer risk rarely comes from a single dramatic exposure. More often, it builds gradually through repeated contact with everyday materials.

In a story April 17 about a leak of insulation fluid from electric cables in the channel that connects Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the fluid contained ...