science

Nov 08, 2013

Pesticides may affect the spread of invasive species

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A new study from New Zealand shows that exposure to neonicotinoid pesticides can affect the way that invasive insects interact with native...

Nov 06, 2013

New methods provide high strawberry yields without toxic fumigants

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Methyl bromide is an organobromine compound used as a fumigant. Although methyl bromide use has been phased out pursuant to the Montreal Protocol...

Nov 04, 2013

Fruit and vegetables consumption extends lives

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A new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology shows that eating fruit and vegetables can reduce the risk of death. The study...

Nov 02, 2013

Glyphosate May Induce Growth in Human Breast Cancer Cells

Several recent studies have shown the potential adverse health effects of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup. The latest study to do so was published in Food and Chemical Toxicology,...

Nov 01, 2013

Pesticide exposure results in lower birth weights

A new study published in Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis shows that women who live near pesticide-treated fields tend to give birth to smaller babies. The study examined 442 pregnant women...

Oct 30, 2013

Synthetic pesticides harm endangered condors

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A new study conducted by researchers from the Ventana Wildlife Society, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Santa Barbara Zoo, the...

Oct 28, 2013

More pesticide resistance found in U.S. crops

Resistance to two more pesticides has been discovered in the United States, according to a recent study entitled “Field Strains of Monilinia fructicola Resistant to Both MBC and DMI...