Chemistry

In the 1950s, the global infestation of bed bugs was nearly eradicated, thanks to the pesticide dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, popularly known as DDT. Due to outcry from environmentalists and…

The drinking water treatment process is designed to remove harmful pathogens that are prevalent in nature, but a new study suggests that it may be harmful also. Scientists know that inert ingredients…

A French team conducted experiments using sparrow chicks and write in Environmental Research that their tests led to slower growth, with females impacted most.  They targeted the common…

Today, the best way to prevent malaria remains DDT. Though banned in the US by a politician over the objections of scientists, it is still recommended by the United Nations for use where malaria has…

The US Environmental Protection Agency estimates about 35 million tons of plastics are generated just in America, and 12.% of that becomes is garbage like plastic containers and bags and even…

Have you purchased organic food and wondered what the chemical is that you need to wash off? Those are alkaline wax-based coatings, designed to preserve food so it looks nice longer. Just like…

Blood samples of pregnant women have detectable levels of chemicals and that 'chemical cocktail' may pose "neurotoxic risk", according to a paper published in Science whose senior author is strangely…

A recent paper claims that even at low doses pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides are changing the behavior of insects. Though they are not able to show how it is happening, the authors use 'needs…

GMOs had quietly been in use for decades when they became controversial - for saving a fruit in Hawaii that legacy techniques like breeding and chemicals had not. The Rainbow Papaya became a home run…

A recent paper claims the common weedkiller known as glyphosate gives mice Alzheimer's and therefore is a risk to humans. Arizona State University researchers created an association between…