chemicals
Italy’s Infamous White Beach Will Be Chemical-Waste Free – by 2050
The artificially white sands of Rosignano have become popular with influencers and tourists despite the UN warning chemical waste was "profoundly" damaging people's health.
Rainwater Everywhere Now Considered Too Toxic for Safe Consumption, Study Finds
Harmful chemicals called PFAS can be found even in remote regions of Tibet and Antarctica.
How Scientists Discovered a Massive Toxic Dump Site Off the LA Coast
A long-forgotten chemical dumping ground off the coast of Los Angeles raises questions about the damage caused by deepwater waste sites.
Remember the Blue Dogs From Russia? Now Look at These Green Dogs From Russia
What's next, red dogs from Russia?
Look at These Blue Dogs Discovered Near a Russian Chemical Plant
Pictures of the stray dogs with vibrant blue fur went viral on Russian social media. But there’s a nice ending to this tail.
How Dangerous Are Dry Cleaning Chemicals?
The alternatives to the most notorious dry cleaning solvent are fairly diverse—but many of them don’t seem any safer.
There Are Nearly 1,000 Chemicals in Our Food That Have Never Been Tested for Safety
Why the FDA and the EPA aren't set up to protect us from contaminants in the food we eat.
This 3,200 Year Old Egyptian Cheese Is Cursed With a Deadly Pathogen
The cheese, made from both cow and sheep/goat milk, is contaminated with infectious bacteria.
You're Definitely Consuming Microplastics, But Not Just In Seafood and Tap Water
A leading researcher in the field talks why tap water and seafood shouldn't be our only concern when it comes to the issue of microplastics.
Relaxers Aren't the Only Hair Products With Questionable Chemicals Marketed to Black Women
So much time, money, and anxiety goes into making black hair conform to white standards—only for it to potentially harm black people’s health.
EPA security forcibly removed a reporter from a public event on toxic chemicals
“She said she was not hurt, but she was actually physically touched,” one source told VICE News.