Risk maps for the cancer-causing gas radon can encourage people to test their homes for the substance, but only if homeowners live in known, higher-risk areas, new University of Oregon research finds.

Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have assembled a national database with millions of multi-day indoor radon measurements from 2001 to 2021. Findings reveal that nearly 25% of ...

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 ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — It's not surprising the number one cause of lung cancer is smoking. You might think secondhand smoke is the number 2 cause, but you'd be wrong. Radon gas kills more people. This gas ...

A map detailing levels of a naturally occurring radioactive gas on the Isle of Man has identified homes with higher readings. Radon is found in all buildings and the amount present depends on the land ...

FLORENCE, Ky. (WKRC) -The Northern Kentucky Health Department is asking everyone to test their homes, saying you may be living with a silent killer. Radon is an odorless, colorless, and tasteless gas ...

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is urging residents to test their homes for radon, a naturally occurring gas that causes lung cancer. About 1 out of every 10 homes in Wisconsin has high ...

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