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EPA Approves New 'Forever Chemical' Pesticides For Use On Food

The EPA has approved new pesticides that qualify as PFAS "forever chemicals" (paywalled; alternative source), sparking criticism from scientists and environmental groups who warn these decisions could increase Americans' exposure through food and water at a t…

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How to Build an AI Startup: Go Big, Be Strange, Embrace Probable Doom

Thousands of entrepreneurs are trying to rebuild the economy around AI. I set out to see how they’re actually doing it.

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RFK Jr. Is Now Blaming Vaccines on Peanut Allergies, Despite the Evidence

At a recent event this week, the health secretary speculated that aluminum in vaccines is causing children's peanut allergies.

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Pesticides « tueurs d’abeilles » : l’interdiction du principal néonicotinoïde a bénéficié aux populations d’oiseaux insectivores

Une étude parue dans la revue « Environmental Pollution » montre que depuis l’interdiction de l’imidaclopride, en 2018, les populations d’oiseaux sont un peu plus abondantes dans les zones qui étaient les plus traitées.

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Common pesticides may cause testicular damage and lower sperm counts

A decade-long review by George Mason University researchers reveals growing evidence that neonicotinoid insecticides—the world’s most widely used class of pesticides—may harm male reproductive health. The findings, based on 21 animal studies, show consistent …

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