Workplace pesticide exposure linked to motor neurone disease risk
Workers exposed to pesticides could have up to a 70 per cent greater risk of developing the fatal…
Beekeepers call for biopesticide known to target varroa mite to come to Australia
When South Australian beekeeper Ian Cass looks at his beehives he finds a tiny, red mite. Despite its…
How DNA and life experiences leave distinct marks on the human immune system
A high-resolution immune cell atlas reveals how inherited DNA and life-long environmental exposures leave separate epigenetic signatures that…
UK national security threatened by biodiversity loss, intelligence chiefs warn
The UK has been warned that the collapse of global ecosystems is a direct threat to national security…
A Christmas without insects means they are disappearing
The insects are disappearing — and with them the ecosystems that sustain life. Dr Simon Pockley reports. APART…
Industrial and farm chemicals quietly alter the balance of gut microbes
A large-scale laboratory screen reveals that widely used chemicals do more than contaminate food and water. They can…
The Belgian farmer suing TotalEnergies over damage caused by climate change – POLITICO
The case is part of a broader movement of strategic litigation that aims to test the courts and…
Regulator raises alarm over insecticide use on blueberries, suspends products
The federal pesticides regulator has raised fresh safety concerns for children about a chemical widely used on berries.…
sweets and processed meats raise odds, fruit lowers them
An Italian study shows that everyday dietary patterns, not just genetics or toxins, may influence Parkinson’s disease risk,…
China offers unlikely glimmer of hope in fight against plastic pollution – POLITICO
The Chinese wild card Countries in the self-named High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution — which backs…
Banned chemical found by scientist in fresh berries sold at NSW supermarkets
The blueberries looked perfect: plump, glossy and round, stacked in neat plastic punnets under supermarket lights. Kirsten Benkendorff,…