The phaseout of CFCs under the Montreal Protocol successfully protected the ozone layer but led to substitute chemicals with unforeseen consequences. HCFCs and HFCs break down into trifluoroacetic ...

Catherine O'Hara died from a pulmonary embolism, but her death certificate also revealed she was diagnosed with rectal cancer. O'Hara's death certificate was obtained by USA TODAY on Feb. 9. TMZ was ...

Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a potentially toxic “forever chemical”, has more than tripled in the global environment in two decades due to refrigerants that are helping to close the hole in the ozone ...

A photo of Lhasa, Tibet, China, from a small pass near the city The unique location of Xizang University in Lhasa, Tibet, China (seen here from afar) allowed researchers to disentangle the health ...

The story of the ozone layer and its infamous hole is a roadmap for all of us. It offers a pathway for solving complex environmental challenges steeped in science, economics policy, skeptical ...

I first heard about rectal insufflation while having lunch with a friend who had problems with her bowels. Admittedly, eating steak bavettes while discussing in detail the consistency of someone ...

In a ruling hailed by environmentalists, a panel of U.S. Court of Appeals judges found the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should not have declared the metro Detroit area as having met Clean Air ...

Ozone exposure can cause coughing, sore or scratchy throat, pain on deep breaths, difficulty breathing deeply, airway inflammation and damage, and greater susceptibility to infections, according to ...

As private companies race to make spaceflight routine, Earth’s upper atmosphere has become an unintended testing ground. Each launch is a triumph of human ingenuity, but behind that brilliance lies a ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A groundbreaking device is changing how doctors treat colorectal cancer by targeting tumors while sparing the rest of the body from chemotherapy side effects. Hope ...