Food MythBusters: Do we really need industrial agriculture to feed the world?

Food MythBusters: Do we really need industrial agriculture to feed the world?

The biggest players in the food industry – from pesticide pushers to fertilizer makers to food processors and manufacturers – spend billions of dollars every year not selling food, but selling the idea that we need their products to feed the world. But, do we really

Herbicide and pesticide exposure linked to Parkinson's disease

Herbicide and pesticide exposure linked to Parkinson's disease

A recent study from UCLA has confirmed that exposure to the herbicide Paraquat is linked with a heightened risk of Parkinson's disease. This combines with other research that has found other chemicals used on our foods and landscapes significantly

New study finds Roundup herbicide can alter morphology of animals

New study finds Roundup herbicide can alter morphology of animals

Exposure among amphibians and other vertebrate animals to Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide has been shown, for the very first time, to actually induce physical changes to the shapes of these animals’ bodies. Published in the journal Ecological Applications, the new study

Pollutants found at US base in S.Korea – possible Agent Orange

Pollutants found at US base in S.Korea – possible Agent Orange

Traces of toxic chemicals have been found at a US military camp but there is no evidence yet to support claims that Agent Orange was buried there in 1978, South Korean and American investigators said.Dangerous levels of trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene were