Can China’s electric rocket launcher make Elon Musk’s chemical rockets obsolete?
The first version of Falcon 9, launched in 2010, reportedly brought the cost of reaching orbit down by…
After bold pledge, EPA shelves microplastics testing in U.S. drinking water
For the next five years, the Environmental Protection Agency has indicated it will not require public water utilities…
A new report finds few sunscreens meet safety standards
It’s time to stock up on sunscreen, but few choices on store shelves today are both safe and…
Emergency clean-up ordered at Biloela’s Essential Spill
Emergency stabilisation works have been carried out by the Department of Environment at a Biloela waste business after…
Thousands evacuated around leaking chemical tank in O.C.: ‘It fails, or it blows up’
A leaking chemical tank is going to fail or explode in an “unprecedented” event that saw officials order…
California announces two air contaminants pose higher cancer risks than benzene
Two toxic contaminants present in California’s ambient air appear to be much stronger carcinogens than previously known, state…
Mouse plague fears deepen as chemical regulator rejects CSIRO bait research
Farmers battling the worst mouse plague they have ever seen across Western Australia say a solution is being…
Century-old cleaning ingredient linked to increased risk of Parkinson’s disease
Trichloroethylene, a known human carcinogen and chemical formerly used in a wide variety of everyday household products, has…
Hawaii’s North Shore flooding likely diluted pesticide risk
In photo after photo, video after video, North Shore residents are painted in mud, scraping it off driveways,…
Industrial chemicals have reached the middle of the oceans, new study shows
New research shows the chemicals we use to kill pests, heal our bodies and package our foods are…
iHerb acquires Vitacost to accelerate U.S. market presence
“This is an exciting and highly complementary acquisition for iHerb,” said Emun Zabihi, chief executive officer of iHerb,…
Parkinson’s disease is on the rise. 5 expert tips to reduce your risk of developing it
The “Shaking Palsy.”Those are the words Dr. James Parkinson used in an essay more than 200 years ago…