Radon and smoking are both known causes of lung cancer, but when someone is exposed to both, the results can be deadly.

Radon is a radioactive gas that comes from the soil and can accumulate indoors. It has no odor or color, so it's difficult to detect without proper testing. It’s the second leading cause of lunger ...

We are continuously exposed to radioactivity in everyday life. Some of the most familiar sources of radiation include microwave ovens in our kitchens and the radios we listen to in our cars. Most of ...

January is National Radon Action Month as Texas officials warn the invisible gas causes lung cancer and urge residents to ...

As January marks Radon Action Month, residents are urged to test their homes for radon, a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas that poses significant health ris ...

All radioactive materials which naturally occur in water will produce at least one isotope of radon as a decay product. As radioactive atoms are transported through groundwater aquifers in the form of ...

These Alabama counties are among 15 areas identified as having the highest potential for elevated radon, a radioactive gas ...

This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. About 5 billion years ago, stars merged and exploded, creating uranium that eventually became ...

Alabama counties have the highest potential for elevated radon levels. Radon levels vary by home and can be measured with ...

The assessment of radon (222Rn) and thoron (220Rn) exposure continues to evolve as a critical component of environmental radiation research. Both gases originate from the natural decay of uranium and ...

The University has closed off the basement of Forbes College after students raised concerns that area, as well as the basement of Edwards Hall, might contain unusually high concentrations of the ...