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The agency approved two new pesticides that will be used on vegetables such as romaine lettuce, broccoli, and potatoes.

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Researchers have discovered chemical traces of life in rocks older than 3.3 billion years, offering a rare look at Earth’s ...

Companies making and using chemicals to produce goods are backing the EPA’s deregulatory proposal to reverse Biden-era ...

The daylight robbery of precious crown jewels from the Louvre museum in Paris has us stealing your attention to inspect heists and crime scenes in science. We explore how stealthy spiders use tricks ...

All the world’s discarded phones, bricked laptops, and other trashed electronics are collectively a treasure trove of rare earth elements (REEs). But separating out and recovering these increasingly ...

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