It’s a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas. It can be deadly and it could be in your home. It’s called Radon. It’s a ...

BOISE, Idaho — Radon, a colorless, odorless, and invisible radioactive gas, is present in homes across Idaho, and experts say its levels are high in a big portion of the state. According to the Idaho ...

Up to a quarter of all Americans live in areas where radon levels are above the "action level" set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). According to a new paper in the journal ...

January is National Radon Action Month as Texas officials warn the invisible gas causes lung cancer and urge residents to ...

Radon and smoking are both known causes of lung cancer, but when someone is exposed to both, the results can be deadly.

Despite its prevalence, there is no known level of radon that is safe, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

January is Radon Action Month. Radon is responsible for about 21,000 lung cancer deaths every year in the United States. About 2,900 of these deaths occur among people who have ...

One of the key reasons why radon hasn't been talked about until more recently is because our scientific understanding of the negative effects of radon is relatively new. "Radon poses an easily ...

Exposure to radon was linked to an increased risk for gestational diabetes, a population-based cohort study suggested. Among 9,107 mothers-to-be, those living in U.S. counties with the highest radon ...

Radon gas in Central Virginia homes increases lung cancer risk. Learn about testing and mitigation during National Radon ...

A study of more than 700 counties across multiple U.S. states found a link between childhood leukemia and levels of decaying radon gas, including those lower than the federal guideline for mitigation.