The most dangerous threat in a home might not crackle, leak, or smell. It might sit quietly in the basement right now, ...

SWAT Environmental reports that radon, a harmful gas linked to lung cancer, can be mitigated by testing and using techniques like active soil depressurization.

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 ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Radon, an odorless radioactive gas that seeps from soil into homes, is responsible for an estimated 21,000 lung cancer deaths each year in the United States. That figure, drawn from federal risk ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s a new push to have schools in Pennsylvania test for radon, the radioactive odorless gas that seeps into buildings from the ...

After testing for radon in their Prince Edward Island home, the Galloway family wants others to test theirs. Kelly Galloway ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- January is National Radon Action Month, and Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) is encouraging residents to protect themselves and loved ones from dangerous radon gas ...

Radon is a radioactive gas found in many homes and is the No. 1 cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers.

Homeowners across Manitoba are being urged to test for radon this winter, the season when the gas can reach its highest levels. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer and the leading cause ...

DENVER — Exposure to radon can cause serious health issues, including lung cancer. Research has also shown a correlation between radon exposure and stroke, heart attack, and leukemia. According to the ...

Radon is an invisible, odorless gas that is the second-leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. An estimated 50% of Ohio homes may have high levels of radon due to minerals deposited by glaciers ...