Now a study finds that longer threads of the stuff mimic the toxic qualities of asbestos, renewing questions about how carbon nanotubes can be used safely. Researchers with British institutes and ...

Researchers have shown that extremophilic bacteria from high temperature marine environments can be used to reduce asbestos' toxicity. Asbestos materials were once widely used in homes ...

Now, for the first time, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have shown that extremophilic bacteria from high temperature marine environments can be used to reduce asbestos’ toxicity. The ...

It has been banned in 55 countries. A 2015 study estimates that about 9.9 million people a year are still killed from asbestos poisoning globally, with the United States leading the charge among ...

This time, President Biden’s administration is working with greater authority from Congress to go after asbestos and 20 of the most toxic chemicals. But this new effort, too, has been hampered ...

The town of Wittenoom, ruined by asbestos mining, will be wiped off the face of the earth. But first the government had to remove those who wanted to stay. Once a symbol of economic prosperity ...

Israel's destructive military campaign in Gaza has released a silent killer: asbestos. The mineral, once widely-used in building materials, releases toxic fibres into the air when disturbed that ...