Chemicals called PFAS may lower bone density in adolescents, a new study has found.

New research paints the extent of human pollution across the planet's oceans: Pesticides and pharmaceuticals make up a large ...

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A new study analyzing more than 2,300 seawater samples from around the world has found that human-made chemicals — from ...

Researchers say they've identified 168 chemicals that may affect gut bacteria, substances that people can encounter in a range of everyday environments. Experts from the University of Cambridge ...

Human-made chemicals are quietly building up in the ocean, with traces found from coastlines to remote coral reefs.

A slice of red velvet cake with red sprinkles. The US Food and Drug Administration is reevaluating the safety of red no. 3 dye in food. Credit: Shutterstock The US Food and Drug Administration is ...

A set of chemicals found in food packaging, plastics, and lotions and shampoos has been linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths from heart disease, according to a study published Tuesday in the ...

Nations must start testing and regulating chemicals and chemical products as closely as the current systems that safeguard prescription drugs or risk rising rates of chronic illnesses among children, ...

(Westend61/Westend61/Getty Images) A new study has discovered dozens of potentially harmful chemicals in widely used hair ...

The question isn’t as silly as it sounds. The miraculous substances that suffuse our daily lives are not one material but many, differing wildly in look, feel and function, from the materials in Saran ...

Unknown chemicals are a particular problem in laboratories. Mysterious chemicals often hide in labs for years before lab personnel notice the unidentified items. However, steps can be taken to rectify ...