UMass Amherst environmental scientists find triclosan, an antibacterial agent in some toothpastes, accumulates in toothbrush bristles and is easily released in the mouth if the user switches toothpaste types University of Massachusetts at Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – A… Read More ›

Public Release: 20-Oct-2017   Portland State University (Portland, Ore.) October 17, 2017 – Oregon shore crabs exhibit risky behavior when they’re exposed to the antidepressant Prozac, making it easier for predators to catch them, according to a new study from… Read More ›

Public Release: 18-Oct-2017 Changes in weather, land use, habitat do not explain overall decline PLOS   IMAGE: This is a malaise trap in a nature protection area in Germany. Credit: Hallmann et al (2017) The total flying insect biomass decreased… Read More ›

Public Release: 4-Oct-2017 Are we at a tipping point with weed control? University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences   IMAGE: Researcher Adam Davis from the University of Illinois says we’re close to losing chemical control of… Read More ›

Public Release: 20-Sep-2017 WSU researchers see popular herbicide affecting health across generations Atrazine linked to diseases in grand- and great-grand offspring Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash.–First, the good news. Washington State University researchers have found that a rat exposed to… Read More ›

PUBLIC RELEASE: 30-AUG-2017   UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   IMAGE: SÁ AND SEU CHIQUINHO SITES FEATURING CIRCULAR, SQUARE, AND U-SHAPED EARTHWORKS. CREDIT: PHOTOGRAPHER: SANNA SAUNALUOMA Researchers examine pre-colonial geometric earthworks in the southwestern Amazonia from the point of view of indigenous… Read More ›

Public Release: 16-Aug-2017   University of California – Berkeley   Elemental sulfur, the most heavily-used pesticide in California, may harm the respiratory health of children living near farms that use the pesticide, according to new research led by UC Berkeley…. Read More ›

Public Release: 14-Aug-2017   University of Guelph professor discovered that exposure to thiamethoxam reduces the chances of a bumblebee queen starting a new colony by more than a quarter University of Guelph Bumblebees are less able to start colonies when… Read More ›

This is a copy of the portal page from the law firm Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, please follow the link below to their site: (all the emails from Monsanto and the EPA are there) On June 30, 2017, attorneys from Baum,… Read More ›

Public Release: 24-Jul-2017   Scientists find powerful insecticides, including one banned in 80 countries, liberally applied in orchards where many victims often played Burness Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. (July 24, 2017)–Excessive and improper applications of insecticides and other agriculture chemicals in… Read More ›

Public Release: 14-Jul-2017   University of Oxford The world’s most indestructible species, the tardigrade, an eight-legged micro-animal, also known as the water bear, will survive until the Sun dies, according to a new Oxford University collaboration. The new study published… Read More ›

Public Release: 10-Jul-2017   New study showed relief from current dry spell unlikely within next 10,000 years University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science The results, which include information during the last glacial and interglacial periods, showed… Read More ›

Public Release: 29-Jun-2017   University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences   IMAGE: This is Dr. Kirsten Tillisch, associate professor, Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases at UCLA. Credit: UCLA Health FINDINGS Researchers have identified gut microbiota… Read More ›

Public Release: 23-Jun-2017 How the climate can rapidly change at tipping points A new study shows: Gradual changes in the atmospheric CO2 concentration can induce abrupt climate changes Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research During the… Read More ›

Public Release: 25-May-2017 Annual losses improved over last year; winter losses lowest in survey history University of Maryland   IMAGE: This summary chart shows the results of an 11-year annual survey that tracks honey bee colony losses in the United… Read More ›

Public Release: 22-May-2017   International team of researchers uncovered the system inside cars’ onboard computers University of California – San Diego   IMAGE: An international team of researchers uncovered the code that allowed Volkswagen to cheat US and European emissions… Read More ›

Public Release: 15-May-2017   University of York   A study, published in Nature, has shown that laboratory tests of nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel vehicles significantly underestimate the real-world emissions by as much as 50 percent. The research, led by… Read More ›

Public Release: 10-May-2017   Ecuador exports a lot of Mother’s Day bouquets, leaving behind evidence of harm to children’s mental functions due to pesticides used to boost harvest. University of California – San Diego   Ecuador is the third largest… Read More ›

Public Release: 26-Apr-2017   Study provides the first evidence that a broadly used pesticide alone can harm bee flight University of California – San Diego Biologists at the University of California San Diego have demonstrated for the first time that… Read More ›

Public Release: 19-Apr-2017   Violent winds, shock waves from impacts pose greatest threat to humans American Geophysical Union   WASHINGTON, DC — If an asteroid struck Earth, which of its effects–scorching heat, flying debris, towering tsunamis–would claim the most lives?… Read More ›

Public Release: 10-Apr-2017   University of British Columbia Okanagan campus   Food purists may have cause to celebrate thanks to a recent international study directed by the University of British Columbia. The study, which evaluated the spread of genetically modified… Read More ›

Public Release: 19-Feb-2017   First US wild bee map reveals 139 ‘trouble zone’ counties University of Vermont   Caption The first national study to map US wild bees suggests they’re disappearing in many of the country’s most important farmlands. Relatively… Read More ›

Public Release: 23-Jan-2017   Study across 10 countries warns of lead and other toxic metals OK International   IMAGE: Lead and other metals leach from cookware during cooking. SAN FRANCISCO – Aluminum cookware made from scrap metal in countries around… Read More ›

Public Release: 7-Dec-2016   University of East Anglia   Some existing methods for controlling Zika-carrying mosquitos are not effective and may even be counter-productive, according to research by scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA). A review of previous… Read More ›