chemicals

Toxicology, the study of poisons, is often thought of as a new discipline. It’s not. It has been around as long as people have been trying out different types of food, and using the occasional poisonous plant, or animal, to dispatch a rival.

Chemical phobia is a prevalent theme in today’s social media, and chemicals often written up in mainstream news outlets in negative terms.  But have you ever stopped to think about the sources of this information?  How many of the source

It's not a secret that the average person is scientifically illiterate. The question is, "Just how scientifically illiterate?" The answer is appalling.

By Dr. Michael Dourson and Dr. Bernard Gadagbui

Obesity. It's a big fat problem. And, as with all big fat problems, somebody else is to blame.

A recent New York Times editorial "Cosmetics Safety Needs a Makeover" calls for better FDA regula

By Dr. Jenifer Heath Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a chemical commonly found in household products. Its purpose is to resist stains, grease, and other assaults.

The New York Times has done something that it very rarely does: It wrote an editorial in support of biotechnology.

Two weeks ago, we reported on a bizarre decision by the online news arm of the journal Science: The outlet had reprinted an article

The online news arm of the journal Science is a solid source of information. However, recently it made a very strange editorial decision that could potentially harm its reputation.