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Increasing evidence suggests that there is no safe amount of alcohol a person can consume. Three recent studies indicate any ...

Debates over the presence of microplastics in the human body highlight the challenge of studying something simultaneously ...

The major use of chlorine dioxide is as a bleach in a number of industries: in cleaning and de-tanning of leather, and as a bleaching agent for wood pulp, fats and oils, cellulose, flour, textiles, ...

As I crunched along the dry riverbed deep in the southern Utah backcountry, I mentally tabulated my water supply. I wasn’t out of water, but I try to refill every chance I get in the desert. So when I ...

The warning on the government website was stark. Some products and remedies claiming to treat or cure autism are being marketed deceptively and can be harmful. Among them: chelating agents, hyperbaric ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The warning on the government website was stark. Some ...

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry researchers at the University of South Carolina measured disinfection by-products in bottled water, with total disinfection by-products ranging from 0.01–22.4 ...

The multi-barrier approach, including watershed or wellhead protection, appropriate treatment, optimized filtration for effective fine particle removal and disinfection, a well-maintained distribution ...

This article originally appeared on ProPublica. For years, Sen. Ron Johnson has been spreading conspiracy theories and misinformation about COVID-19 and the safety of vaccines. He’s promoted disproven ...