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 ...

Babies born to mothers potentially exposed to low levels of arsenic in public drinking water—even at levels below the federal safety standard—were more likely to be born preterm, with lower ...

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 ...

The Chase Street water well, a longtime drinking source for some Gary residents, has tested for arsenic levels above federal safety limits, raising new concerns about public health. For decades, the ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

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 ...