The insecticide Bti kills target organisms like mosquitoes and blackflies, but new research shows it may also have negative effects on non-target species like frogs.
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Burning leaded gasoline releases toxic lead into the environment, and for 100 years people around the world have been dealing with the health effects. How did a century of toxic fuel come to be?
People are exposed to toxic substances – like pesticides, chemicals in plastics and radiation – every day. A growing body of research shows that this exposure is causing a decline in male fertility.
Black residents of Shelburne, N.S., spent decades living near a dump, worrying about its possible connection to elevated cancer rates. A new study will investigate the dump’s long-term consequences.
For combustion to occur, oxygen must be present. Ammonium nitrate prills provide a much more concentrated supply of oxygen than the air around us.
A chemical refined from the blue, copper-based blood of horseshoe crabs helps identify contaminants in medical equipment inserted into humans.
Researchers know the basic biology of what happens to your system after a night of heavy drinking. Unfortunately, evidence-based cures for the common hangover are still at the investigation stage.
Cape monkfish caught from some areas off Namibia’s coast should be screened for mercury and other heavy metals.
Researchers have just discovered a new species of bacteria that cranks out a deadly toxin. In a common arrangement in the marine environment, a slug and alga both use this toxin for their own defense.
Household rat poison is endangering caracals, and other wildlife species in Cape Town, that prey on poisoned rodents. If not managed, this can negatively alter the region’s ecosystem.
It doesn’t always pay to know what’s really in your food – but it’s fun to find out, anyway.
Possible causes of limb malformations in babies born in rural areas of France.
Harmful pesticides have been found in the widely consumed sharptooth catfish found in a river that runs through Johannesburg.
Big solar has a potentially bright future in cities, but we need to get the planning right first.
Beneath their beautiful, flashing facade some female fireflies are ruthless predators.
Meet the brawny bug with a concoction so caustic it’ll make a toad vomit.
Diet books aren’t just fluff. They offer a powerful insight into who Americans are – and how we wish the world could be.
Plants produce toxic fruit for everything from deterring fungi to causing constipation.
It sounds weird, but releasing small cane toads ahead of the main invasion front can help predators learn to avoid the biggest, most toxic ones. Here’s exactly how it works.
A natural byproduct could clean up polluted and war-ravaged land.
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Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, Macquarie University
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