Throughout the Arkansas River Valley sagging mine shafts offer a glimpse into a bygone era of mining, but these sites are far ...

Decades later, the waste pile it left behind was producing contaminated water that infiltrated the headwaters of the ...

Serpent River First Nation is continuing its remediation efforts for the Cutler Acid Plant Site, which opened in 1955 to ...

A recent study revealed concerning levels of heavy metals like lead and arsenic in several prenatal vitamins, while many ...

Heavy metals are natural components of the Earth’s interior. They have an unusually high atomic weight and density, five ...

Men of science who traversed Styria have long reported the fact that there were people in Styria who consumed arsenic. However, this statement was denied by others, who affirmed that the white ...

Sea kelp, otherwise known as bladderwrack, has become a trendy superfood. But the modern hype doesn’t hold up.

This story was first published by Grist . At a laboratory in Newark, New Jersey, a gray liquid swirls vigorously inside a ...

In a study published Nov. 21 in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, researchers have uncovered significant genetic connections between human language abilities and musical rhythm skills, providing ...

Sampling and preservation were performed according to the Standard Methods of Analysis; flasks were washed and rinsed with distilled water, for fluoride analysis; and for arsenic, flasks were washed ...

Arsenic exposure is linked to an increased risk ... had the amount mentioned on the label. Folic acid can help prevent serious birth defects called neural tube defects (NTDs).