In November, Wiley and the journal Cancer published a new, peer-reviewed study by researchers at Stanford University, identifying 22 pesticides "consistently associated with the incidence of ...

Exposure to any one of 22 pesticides may bring heightened odds of developing prostate cancer, a new analysis suggests. The study was conducted over decades because prostate cancer is known to grow ...

Nigel Raine and Sabrina Rondeau have found that bumblebee queens are more likely to hibernate in soil contaminated with pesticides than in clean soil—for reasons they still don't quite understand.

In an elaborate experiment, scientists discovered that the insects chose to hibernate in soil full of pesticides and other poisons. By Darren Incorvaia North-facing, sloping ground with loose, ...

According to an expert, who cannot be named because he is not allowed to speak to the media, spaza shops often sell pesticides, such as aldicarb, also known as two-step, in small packets that the ...

In his presentation, Subash used data from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that said 70.6% of produce items contain pesticide residues. The lingering residues can lead to certain health ...

Both lab tests and experiments in mice have shown that AMETA constructs are highly effective against a range of SARS-CoV-2 variants, including the heavily mutated Omicron sublineages and even the ...

Scientists and gardeners regularly advocate for safe havens for bees, especially since bee populations are struggling to survive in the face of pesticides and the effects of climate change.

The federal pesticide regulator collaborated with an agrochemical giant to undermine research by a prominent Canadian scientist to stave off an impending ban of a class of pesticides harmful to human ...

Indian-origin ninth grade student Sirish Subash won the 3M Young Scientist Challenge 2024 for developing an AI-powered handheld pesticide detector, earning a USD 25,000 prize. His innovative device, ...

The culprit of rising cases: the FLiRT variants. This family of variants, which evolved from omicron, took off in the spring. Now, they account for over 50% of infections. According to Dr. Robert H.