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Gas storage tanks.

Tech

40 people hospitalized after gas cylinder cap comes loose at Vietnam scrapyard

Nuclear reactor process tubes.

Tech

Washington doctor says Hanford nuclear exposures left workers with cancers, scarred lungs

A tray containing rice and two food containers with different dishes.

Food

In China, a kindergarten laced food with paint, poisoning 233 children and drawing a life sentence

A person holds the hand of a child resting in a hospital bed with an oxygen tube.

Home

Nearly 400 children fall ill in South Africa after ingesting contaminated water

An empty hospital room.

Tech

In Morocco, woman dies after waiting 10 hours at hospital without antivenom after snakebite

A person with an e-bike in New York City.

Tech

In New York City, e-bike injuries surge as a safety fight pits plates against bike lanes

A tomato surrounded by plastic packaging.

Tech

Scientists found plastic in 88% of foods tested, but is eating a 'credit card a week' true?

A thermometer displays a reading of 95.8°C next to a boiling pot of water on a stove.

Home

California public safety power shutoff disrupted water service, triggering a boil notice

A couple using a reusable grocery bag.

Tech

After 5 years of infertility, couple cut plastics for 3 months, then sperm count rose 11-fold

Polluted water.

Tech

Across 136 countries, doctors say climate change is already showing up on patients' skin

A cat hooked up to medical equipment.

Home

In Missouri, indoor cats are dying from 'bobcat fever' as tick cases keep coming

A healthcare worker drawing blood from a patient's arm.

Tech

Researchers have found microplastics may produce harmful molecules in blood