I鈥檓 fond of apples. Maybe it has to do with some youthful memories of an upset tummy being soothed with a grated apple sprinkled with lemon juice. Or perhaps biting into one rekindles thoughts of...
Wilson Weedout contains 4-chloro indole acetic acid as an active ingredient which really is quite effective聽against broad-leaved weeds. It is a naturally occurring plant hormone that triggers the...
First of all, let鈥檚 point out that this trial dealt with occupational exposure to glyphosate and had nothing to do with trace amounts of the chemical in our food supply. Nevertheless, the...
An idiot is dumber than an imbecile, who is dumber than a moron. The word 鈥渕oron鈥 was first derived from the Greek in 1910 to identify individuals with an IQ score between 51 and 70. It may sound...
There are many environmental groups that raise legitimate and thoughtful questions about chemical issue. The Environmental Working Group is not one of them. This organization is dedicated to...
Bees are critical to agriculture, there is no doubt about that. They fertilize various crops by spreading the pollen that they collect to meet their protein and fat needs. Recently there has been...
Most chemistry conferences these days feature a session on the 鈥減ublic understanding of chemistry.鈥 Usually speakers express frustration about equating the term 鈥渃hemical鈥 with 鈥渢oxin鈥 or 鈥減oison,鈥...
Maybe it鈥檚 a virus. Maybe a fungus. Maybe parasitic mites. Maybe pesticides. Maybe electromagnetic radiation from cellular phones. Nobody seems to know what is causing bees to just vanish.