Amazon Creek flows from its headwater in Eugene’s south hills near Spencer Butte, through town to the Long Tom River and then ...

Brazilian Amazon states are leading an offensive against environmental regulations in the Amazon and beyond. The movement ...

Moss can be an issue that creeps up on lawns during the winter months, but a simple testing kit could help you get to the ...

By Timothy J. Killeen One of the main social and economic challenges facing Amazonian countries is inequality. Although the standard of living of the lower economic strata is better now than at any ...

The Government has refused to allow the emergency use of a banned pesticide on sugar beet to protect bees and other pollinators. The application to use the pesticide had been made by British Sugar ...

Indigenous communities in Guatemala are reclaiming ancestral farming practices to counter harmful pesticide use. By employing natural, chemical-free methods, they protect health, biodiversity ...

Included in this category are benzene, pesticides, heavy metals (such as arsenic and lead), and various industrial pollutants. Long-term exposure to these toxins can weaken the immune system and ...

A new study reveals that a widely-used agricultural pesticide doesn’t just harm bees in one way – it disrupts different body tissues in distinct and concerning patterns, much like a multi-pronged ...

Laboratory of Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology, University of Leuven, Charles Deberiotstraat 32, 3000 Leuven, Belgium ...

She was speaking after inaugurating a seminar and training workshop organised for growers on the prudent use of pesticides through integrated pest management, arranged by the Union ministry of ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Neonicotinoid pesticides, like clothianidin, have complex, tissue-specific effects on bumble bees, disrupting gene activity in the brain, legs, and kidney-like ...

While much about modern farming techniques centers around the use of synthetic pesticides (a catch-all term that includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and other similar substances) on large ...