Honey bees may be dying at an unprecedented rate this winter, with more than 1 million colonies lost, according to a survey of U.S. beekeepers by the nonprofit organization Project Apis m. More than a dozen government and academic scientists have mobilized to search for the cause.
Most infant formulas in the U.S. contain added sugars that can harm early development, new research shows. Babies may come upwards of 60 grams of added sugars — the equivalent of two soft drinks per day — if they are entirely formula-fed.
Among all the contaminants in drinking water, nitrates are one of the most pervasive. They leach from chemical fertilizers and animal manure to pollute groundwater, rivers, and streams. Scientists and health advocates are worried that nitrates could also be behind hundreds of cancer cases in farming states across the U.S.
High exposure to multiple pesticides may cause childhood and adolescent cancers, especially brain and central nervous system (CNS) tumors, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
The Northern California chapter of the Society for Professional Journalists honored U.S. Right to Know today with the James Madison Freedom of Information Award in the nonprofit organization category for our work investigating and reporting on the origins of COVID-19.
Glyphosate, a synthetic herbicide best known as the active ingredient in Roundup®, has significantly harmed the health of babies in rural U.S. communities over the last two decades—especially those already at risk of poor birth outcomes, new research shows.
