Science is essential as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency carries out its mission[1] to protect human health and the environment.
In fact, laws passed by Congress[2] require the EPA to use the “best available science” in many decisions[3] about regulations, permits, cleaning up contaminated sites and responding to emergencies.
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You’ve likely heard about vitamin D’s important role in maintaining strong bones and teeth[1]. But it also plays several other important roles to keep your body healthy – including the function of your gut.
As part of our research[2] on how a dietary fiber supplement[3] affects bone mass in children and adolescents, the MetA-Bone Trial...
New technologies today often involve electronic devices that are smaller and smarter than before. During the Middle Paleolithic[1], when Neanderthals were modern humans’ neighbors, new technologies meant something quite different: new kinds of stone tools that were smaller but could be used for many tasks and lasted for a long time.
Disease forecasts are like weather forecasts: We cannot predict the finer details of a particular outbreak or a particular storm, but we can often identify when these threats are emerging and prepare accordingly.
The viruses that cause avian influenza are potential threats to global health. Recent animal outbreaks[1] from a subtype called H5N1...