What if a childhood danger you never saw or felt quietly rewired your brain-and shaped the mental health of a whole ...

Exposure to car exhaust from leaded gas is calculated to have lowered the IQ of about half of the U.S. population, according to a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

Leaded gasoline was widely used as car fuel in the US from the 1920s until the 1970s — it was phased out because it was found to be harmful to the environment and human health. It’s taken decades for ...

Longmont prides itself on being a community that values families, open space, and clean air. Yet just west of downtown, ...

A study comparing lead exposure in Neanderthals, human ancestors and 20th-century humans poses a series of questions for further study.

Thomas Midgley Jr. wasn't looking to change the world forever. The engineer and chemist was part of a team organized by General Motors looking for a way to keep gasoline from burning at the wrong time ...

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Lawmakers in Oregon are considering a bill that would ban the use of leaded fuels at racetracks in cities with populations exceeding 500,000. This legislation would specifically ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Daniel Stone talked about the 1920s as the era of American cars, including the dangerous conditions that existed in the country's factories.