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Eaton Fire may have exposed nearly 7 million people to elevated lead levels

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Eaton Fire may have exposed nearly 7 million people to elevated lead levels
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Caltech scientists have published the first detailed analysis of the atmospheric particles in the smoke plume from the Eaton Fire that devastated much of the town of Altadena in Southern California's San Gabriel Valley and the surrounding areas in January 2025.

Caltech scientists have published the first detailed analysis of the atmospheric particles in the smoke plume from the Eaton Fire that devastated much of the town of Altadena in Southern California's San Gabriel Valley and the surrounding areas in January 2025.

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Humidity can change how smoke pollutants transform after dark
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Humidity can change how smoke pollutants transform after dark

What happens to smoke particles after sunset can depend strongly on something as familiar as the amount of water in the air. New research from Md. Sohel Rana and Marcelo I. Guzman at the University of Kentucky shows that relative humidity can redirect the chemical pathways involv

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'Let nothing be forgotten': Holocaust survivors' memorial books honored lives lost and vibrant hometowns
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'Let nothing be forgotten': Holocaust survivors' memorial books honored lives lost and vibrant hometowns

My grandmother was a Holocaust survivor from Kostopol, Ukraine. Years after she passed away, I was trying to learn more about her life before the war—something I knew very little about. When I found a book called "Sefer Kostopol"—Hebrew for "Book of Kostopol"—I hoped to find her

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Gambling risks found among teens as young as 13
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Gambling risks found among teens as young as 13

More than half (52.5%) of Americans ages 13 to 27 reported gambling in the past year, including 42.7% of teens ages 13 to 17, according to researchers at the Center for Gambling Studies at the Rutgers School of Social Work.

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