Oil-in-water droplets respond to chemical cues by forming arm-like extensions that resemble filopodia, which are used by living cells to sense and explore their environment.

The byproduct has been in tap water for decades, but was hard to isolate. A chemical byproduct found in some treated drinking water in the U.S. that remained a mystery for more than 40 years may have ...

For more than four decades, scientists have noticed a mysterious chemical in the treated drinking water of millions of people in the United States, but no one’s been able to pinpoint exactly what it ...

EPA under pressure to regulate PFAS, found in the water of nearly 2,800 cities. TUCSON, Ariz. -- A family of colorless and tasteless man-made chemicals -- largely unregulated by the U.S. Environmental ...

Researchers detected PFAS — “forever chemicals” — in 95% of beers tested from across the U.S. Highest levels were found in beers brewed near PFAS-contaminated water sources, like North Carolina’s Cape ...

A new study finds that technologies installed to remove forever chemicals from drinking water are also doing double-duty by removing harmful other materials—including some substances that have been ...

PFAS has been linked to numerous health issues and is one of the most persistent problems in the environment. The materials ...

The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some so-called forever chemicals in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining standards for ...

Georgetown is working to improve its water supply after detecting “forever chemicals” in it. Local officials explained the ...

The petite French chief executive of waste processing giant Veolia walked between the towering silos and 60-foot rotary kiln of her company’s Port Arthur facility, tailed by an army of visitors ...