In this particular exhibition at the Staten Island Museum, even the pink of the walls comes from bugs — in the form of lac, a coloring produced by scale insects (it’s the same natural dye used as ...

Those natural essential oils you love in your skincare? More than 90% of a plant is typically discarded during the oil ...

Millions drink coffee daily, but it may have health effects. Learn how to make your coffee healthier by avoiding these common ...

Grassroots advocacy for nontoxic landscaping practices are gaining momentum thanks to proven methods being used nationally.

Lead, pesticides, brominated flame retardants, plastic additives, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and heavy metals. This is ...

MIT researchers and AgZen developed a spray technology that boosts droplet retention, reduces pesticide waste, and lowers ...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will offer a free waste pesticide collection event Saturday at MFA Agri Services, 215 W. Maple in Shelbina.

Similarly, when certain hormonal therapies were found to cause ovarian and breast cancer in women, gynaecologists didn’t wait ...

After the Legislature failed to pass $2 million in emergency funding, spraying this spring will cover only about 85% of the ...

This week, Beyond Pesticides is urging the public to contact their Governor and local officials to respond to a new report on the serious decline of bird populations by eliminating the use of toxic ...

Research continues to show that itty-bitty microplastics alter ecosystems and end up in human bodies. Scientists, farmers and ...