Spruce bark is rich in phenolic compounds that protect trees from pathogenic fungi. A research team at the Max Planck ...

The latest version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) gives the Pentagon more time to use firefighting foam that contains “forever chemicals.” Lawmakers on Sunday released a negotiated ...

In recent months, the Trump administration has opened a deregulatory floodgate in the name of building more data centers. Among other things, this has involved ordering rollbacks of clean water ...

A large body of science has linked phthalates to a variety of serious health conditions, including premature birth and infertility. Warning: This graphic requires ...

While lacking the scientific infrastructure necessary for a full-blown chemical weapons program, the Houthis could still renew their threat to Red Sea shipping. Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing “forever chemicals” as an active ingredient, dismissing concerns about health and environmental impacts ...

Exposure to a common chemical used in dry cleaning and some consumer products has been linked to triple the risk of a dangerous liver disease, a new study suggests. Tetrachloroethylene, also often ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists have found a link between an everyday chemical and liver disease and cancer. Alfred Evelina/500px/Getty Images Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease ...

As teenagers, David Toth and his sister grew up working at their dad’s dry-cleaning business in Rochester, N.Y. Decades later both were diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Doctors told them it was ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a new rule regarding the regulation of toxic chemicals that would give the agency the authority to decide whether these chemicals are safe to use ...