pesticides
Why GMOs Might Not Be Such a Bad Thing After All
With little scientific data supporiting the claim that GMOs can cause adverse health effects, an increasing number of pro-GMO activists are speaking up to defend the potential benefits of allergy-free peanuts and other modified foods.
Scientists Have Yet More Evidence That Pesticides Are Bad News for Bees
A new study from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology links the long-term decline of bee populations in England with neonicotinoid pesticides.
Building a Cure for Malaria
Some experts believe eradication is impossible without major socio-economic development.
In Photos: Argentine villagers blame pesticide spraying for serious health problems
Residents of the village of Avia Terai, in northern Argentina, believe many of the health problems they suffer originated in the spraying of the weedkiller glyphosate on nearby genetically modified soybean crops.
Honey Bee Extinction Will Change Life As We Know It
If bees disappear, so will all of life's modern luxuries.
Inside the Life of a Professional Weed Tester
Being a pro pot tester is more complicated than you might expect.
Bee Populations Seem To Be Bouncing Back In Canada, But Not in the US
44 percent of all US bee colonies died last year. Yikes.
No One Knows Exactly How Much Herbicide Is in Your Breakfast
A new lawsuit raises a lot of questions about what exactly is in the stuff we put in our faces every morning.
No One Knows Exactly How Much Herbicide Is in Your Breakfast
A new lawsuit raises a lot of questions about what exactly is in the stuff we put in our faces every morning.
Consumers Are Underestimating Just How Dependent We Are on Pesticides
A new report released by the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) found some pretty jarringly contradictory attitudes when it comes the use of pesticides.
Leaked Documents Shed Light on Possible Fallout of Secretive US-EU Trade Deal
According to leaked documents obtained by Greenpeace, the TTIP deal could ultimately lower environmental and public health standards for products sold in Europe.
This Teenager Is Fighting Climate Change by Suing the Government
Xiuhtezcatl Tonatiuh is a 15-year-old who is one of the young activists who argue that the nationwide lack of action on climate change is violating his generation's rights.