Arsenic is a natural component of Earth's crust and highly toxic in its inorganic form. The element is a cause of a global ...

In December 2010, a study led by a NASA astrobiology fellow claimed to have found an alien-like microbe in a salty, alkaline lake in California. This extraordinary bacterium could reportedly thrive ...

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Samples of store-bought rice from more than 100 different brands purchased in the United States contained dangerously high levels of arsenic and cadmium, according to a new report shared first with ...

A new study has discovered that arsenic was found in 2022 at a Gary well that has served as a drinking resource for some of the community. A representative for the U.S. Geological Survey presented ...

According to EWG data, 29 states have one or more water utilities with levels of arsenic higher than the EPA's legal level.

A new study has found that heavy metal contamination of the Mobile River, near Alabama Power’s Plant Barry, rivals the levels seen after the 2008 coal ash spill in Tennessee, one of the worst ...

Iain Brownlee currently receives funding from the European Research Agency/Medical Research Council and the National Institute of National Institute of Health and Care Research. He has previously ...

Heavy toxic metals could be in the rice you're about to buy at the grocery store. Healthy Babies, Bright Futures, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that seeks to reduce babies' ...

Science, a top research journal, said there was no evidence of misconduct by researchers whose finding attracted heavy attention and scrutiny in social media’s early days. By Sarah Scoles Sarah Scoles ...