By the end of this week, Bangladesh’s agriculture minister is expected to announce the approval of “golden rice" for sale and use, making the country the world’s...
EPA leaders are pushing forward with an overhaul of the way the agency evaluates the dangers of environmental contaminants after a brief consultation with outside scientists —...
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday said it will not ban the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, which has been linked to health issues in children, from...
Anyone who has spent time gardening knows the restorative effect it can have. There is something about dirt on one's hands, the pulling of weeds, and the...
The number of Bengal tigers is dwindling. Orangutans and some African elephant populations are also at risk. Monarch butterflies are dropping out of the air, and may end...
If you're looking to cool off in the waters of Mississippi's Gulf Coast, think again. A toxic algal bloom has made the waters dangerous to humans and...
The Environment Secretary Michael Gove has ordered a review of the UK's entire food system to make sure it delivers healthy and affordable food "regardless of where...
Every few years, researchers administer IQ tests to a sample of test subjects, take the median score, and declare that to be the new "100," the score...
The Trump administration has refused to publicize dozens of government-funded studies that carry warnings about the effects of climate change, defying a longstanding practice of touting such...