Browsing: Chemicals

Heating and burningThe problem Whenever we burn anything inside our homes, we cause indoor air pollution, whether we’re cooking using gas, frying bacon, lighting a wood…

Residents within a kilometre of the AGC Chemicals Europe factory in Thornton-Cleveleys in the north of England, have found themselves at the centre of what is…

Breast milk samples from mothers in Seattle contain alarming levels of dangerous hormone-disrupting chemicals, including BPA, BPS, melamine, cyanuric acid, and triclosan, new peer-reviewed research has…

New peer-reviewed research shows fetuses likely have much higher levels of Pfas “forever chemicals” in their blood than previously thought.Testing of umbilical cord blood typically looks…

Nature, Published online: 10 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00642-5A suggestion that mutant insects could detect narcotics or explosive substances, and how ash seeds feature a screw propeller, in…

For four days last August, a thick slick of maroon bruised the waters of the Gulf of Maine. The scene, not unlike a toxic red tide,…

Taking a blood sample from a wild American alligator is not a clinical procedure. North Carolina native Kemp Burdette describes the process as an “all-hands-on-deck” situation.…

Stay away from roses this Valentine’s Day, environmental campaigners have warned after testing revealed them to be heavily contaminated with pesticides.Laboratory testing on bouquets in the…

February 11, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmHair extensions may contain chemicals linked to cancer and reproductive issuesA new study finds a variety of…

Last week, on the morning the government published its Pfas action plan, I got a worried phone call from a woman called Sam who lives next…