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Weeds can play an important role supporting ecosystem recovery after fire.
Cutting out pesticides by eating only organic food could slash your cancer risk.
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New research suggests people who eat organic plant foods have a reduction in risk of common cancers.
Activists protest against the acquisition of the U.S. agrochemical company Monsanto by the German Bayer company in Bonn, Germany, Friday, May 25, 2018.
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Bayer, the new owner of Monsanto, will need to up its PR efforts, in the wake of last week’s legal ruling on glyphosate weedkillers.
Glyphosate, sold as Roundup, is one of Europe’s most common weedkillers.
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The weedkiller glyphosate has previously been linked to cancer, and now Europe’s citizens want to see it banned.
Soccer player on artificial turf.
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Artificial turf has become popular for kids’ sports as well as for professional players. The little black crumbs that help support the blades of fake grass may not be so harmless.