The most dangerous threat in a home might not crackle, leak, or smell. It might sit quietly in the basement right now, ...

Radon is all around us, but exposure to high levels can prove detrimental. Here's what you should know.

January is National Radon Action Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the health risks associated with radon exposure in homes. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is ...

If kids learned about radon in science class, their teachers would tell them there’s wide agreement on what the radioactive gas is, how it gets into buildings and the harm it can do to someone’s ...

In Colorado, as of 2025, about 500 people a year die from lung cancer as the result of radon gas exposure. Nationally, the number of lung cancer deaths attributed to radon is about 21,000 per year.

Presented at the Indoor Environments Symposium, new research highlights the critical amount of radon variation in buildings for working vs. non-working hours. The time when ventilation is started ...

A still from a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection video demonstrating how to use a radon test kit. The Department of Environmental Protection is urging Pennsylvania residents to test ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is urging all school districts in the state to test their buildings for radon. A Dispatch investigation found that few Ohio schools follow EPA and state health department ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jan Lowery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (THE CONVERSATION) In ...