Snow sponges pollutants from car exhaust in urban areas, posing a potential health risk among children. (Jared Wickerham / Stringer) Researchers at McGill University have found that snow absorbs pollution from vehicle exhaust, which contain a "variety of toxic and carcinogenic substances,"potentially increasing an individual's exposure to harmful toxins. The study, published in the journalE,mimicked the "real world conditions of exhaust release from a vehicle's tailpipe close to the ground surface" by shooting fumes into an experimental “snow chamber." Although...

Three Florida pregnant women that recently traveled abroad have contracted the Zika virus, state officials announced this week. According to the Florida Department of Health, the addition of the women , however, only three cases are still exhibiting symptoms. due to a strong suspected link between an outbreak in Brazil and a spike in microcephaly, a condition that causes a newborn’s head to become smaller than anticipated and can cause developmental issues, according to the Center for Disease Control and...

(Astrid Riecken/Getty Images) When Winter Storm Jonas blanketed the East Coast in mid-January 2016, it set records. The system dumped more than 40 inches of snow in parts of West Virginia and more than a foot in at least 14 states — truly jaw-dropping figures. At points during the storm system, some 67.9 million Americans were under National Weather Service-issued winter storm warnings. Despite warning well in advance of the storm, Jonas also made headlines for another reason: the numbers...