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US honeybee boom: ‘Not only are they not in decline or endangered, their increase in numbers may be responsible for declines in other bee populations’
Today, more than 2.98 million honeybee colonies are currently registered in the United States, according to the US Department of ...
How genetic genealogy helped solve this 50-year old case of a teenage girl’s murder
Barry Lee Whelpley, 76, was arrested [June 2] at his home in Minnesota for the 1972 murder of Julie Ann ...
Sen. Chuck Schumer: Pesticide industry behind USDA suspension of honeybee population research
Sen. Chuck Schumer on [July 28] blasted the US Department of Agriculture for suspending data collection of the decline of ...
Federal judge restricts evidence to be presented against Monsanto in upcoming glyphosate-cancer trials
Bayer shares rose by more than 6 percent [January 4], a day after a key court ruling in the upcoming ...
Citing food safety concerns, Senator Chuck Schumer demands FDA release glyphosate study
The [FDA] has test results [on the herbicide glyphosate] that’s been popping up in everyday foods like breakfast cereals and ...
Xena Warrior Princess: DNA test cited as first proof of Viking women warriors
The remains of a powerful Viking — long thought to be a man — was in fact a real-life Xena ...
Trial to decide whether coffee must be labeled as a carcinogen in California
Starbucks and a host of other coffee sellers are fighting a lawsuit that alleges roasted coffee beans contain low levels ...
Coffee buzz: Your genes determine if too much caffeine can hurt you
When it comes down to it, the main active ingredient in coffee is caffeine. Caffeine is a plant alkaloid that ...
Will DuPont-Dow merger raise global food prices?
The gigantic Dow Chemical-DuPont merger is experiencing some serious antitrust pushback in Europe and some Washington insiders feel it could ...
Former UK ag minister: Neil Young ‘tragically wrong” on GMOs
Neil Young is following the lead of activists who claim that GMOs are harmful to health, farmers and the environment. This ...
Environmental activists sometimes hurt those they intend to help
Addressing environmental concerns is critical to counteract consequences of progress. But some of the causes embraced by activist groups can ...
‘Organic mommy mafia’ pushes foods based on misleading claims of health and nutrition
“Am I going to be an outcast?” A friend, who recently moved to an upscale neighborhood in Madison, Wis., called ...
Models and actresses sought after for IVF donations
The hottest role these days for a young actress? Egg donor. Egg "agents" are aggressively recruiting models and actresses, whose ...