Toxicology

  1. Environment

    Natural acids in soil could protect rice from toxic nanoparticles

    A common component of dirt makes toxic copper oxide nanoparticles less harmful to rice plants.

    By Beth Mole
  2. Environment

    Controversial insecticide use rises as farmers douse seeds

    Use of neonicotinoids, a class of controversial insecticides, has risen dramatically, posing threat to pollinating insects.

    By Beth Mole
  3. Environment

    Fracking chemicals can alter mouse development

    Hormone-disrupting chemicals used in fracking fluid cause developmental changes in mice, new experiments show.

    By Beth Mole
  4. Chemistry

    Air pollution molecules make key immune protein go haywire

    Reactive molecules in air pollution derail immune responses in the lung and can trigger life-long asthma.