A recent wave of food recalls and disease outbreaks in the United States has sparked headlines and concern about the safety of the country's food supply. E. coli, salmonella, listeria and other ...

Hong Kong Polytechnic University scientists report that multigenerational exposure to microplastic-contaminated prey reverses natural food preferences in nematodes, revealing a learned attraction to ...

Adulterated food poses a hidden but serious threat to health, causing long-term damage to our vital organs.

New data released by the EPA show that nearly half of people in the U.S. have drinking water contaminated by toxic “forever chemicals,” or PFAS New data recently released by the Environmental ...

Scientists were recently surprised to find that the natural community of zooplankton -- tiny, aquatic animals known to graze on bacteria -- present in freshwater and saltwater do not clean water that ...

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