Q: It’s been pretty humid outside, and lately I’ve noticed a musty smell in certain parts of my house. I’ve also been experiencing allergy-like symptoms like sneezing and coughing. Could mold be the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In 2017, Kristina Baehr began experiencing strange and unexpected bouts of dizziness. As she tried to go ...

Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. In the early 1990s, the U.S. was shocked ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

You may be interested (or possibly horrified) to discover you ingest and inhale thousands of tiny life forms on a daily basis. Most of these creatures are generally undetectable due to their ...

As climate change leads to increased flooding and more severe freezes, added moisture and humidity means that more homes and businesses are susceptible to mold growth. Mold can lead to a host of ...

Mold doesn’t grow just on walls or ceilings—it can grow in some pretty unexpected places in your house. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has tackled a wide range ...

INVESTIGATION INTO LIVING CONDITIONS AT THE OMAHA HOUSING AUTHORITY, KETV INVESTIGATES WAS FLOODED WITH MESSAGES, CALLS AND EMAILS FROM RESIDENTS REVEALING BUGS, RATS, BROKEN APPLIANCES AND ONE OF THE ...

In the early 1990s, the U.S. was shocked by the mysterious deaths of 12 babies in Cleveland’s poorest neighborhoods. Evidence, while not conclusive, suggested the babies died from breathing in toxic ...