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 what researchers found when they collected dead hedgehogs to investigate ...

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.

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

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will hold a free pesticide collection event on April 5 at MFA Agri Services in ...

The label organic — which in Maine can be denoted by either the USDA or MOFGA — is consistent across the country, and means ...

SHELBINA, Mo. — Residents looking to safely dispose of unwanted chemicals will have the opportunity to do so on April 5. The ...

Oxidative, genotoxic, and hepatotoxic effects on Nile tilapia showcase the threats to nontarget aquatic species from a new ...