- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 16th, 2015
There Are Myriads of Poop Bacteria on Popular Beaches, Study Finds
Best not spend too much time lying in the sand
- Food & Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 4th, 2014
There Are Teeny Tiny Plastic Fragments in German Beer, Study Finds
Researchers analyze 24 beer samples, find traces of contamination in all of them
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 25th, 2014
The “5-Second Rule” Should Be Tossed Out, Specialist Says
Things that land on the floor are immediately contaminated, Jorge Parada says
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 19th, 2014
Cosmic-Ray Radiography Could Help Clean Up Fukushima
The technique would serve to peer inside the nuclear plant's reactors
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 18th, 2014
Watch: Public Bathrooms Are Cleaner and Safer than Believed
There is little point in covering the seat with toilet paper, video says
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 18th, 2014
Whale-Shaped Floating Garden Would Sail Rivers, Clean Their Water
This concept garden is the brainchild of visionary designer Vincent Callebaut
- Oddiverse
- By Ancuta Iosub
- April 18th, 2014
Portland Drinking Water Reservoir to Be Flushed After Teen Urinates in It
The city's officials will dump 38 million gallons of drinking water
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 14th, 2013
Harmful Chemicals in the Fish We Eat Also Come from Plastics
Study shows how plastic debris can contaminate marine wildlife
- Oddiverse Blog
- By Raluca Anghel
- September 7th, 2013
Pregnant Woman Finds Mouse Bone in “Life” Cereal Box
Shea Boman-Smead ate the cereals in her bowl before coming across the bone
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 5th, 2013
Leak from Chemical Plant Kills Thousands of Fish in China's Fuhe River
Authorities urge people not to eat the contaminated fish
- Oddiverse Blog
- By Raluca Anghel
- July 27th, 2013
Vandals Turn Single Mother's Pool Neon Yellow Using Mystery Substance
An Oklahoma family woke up to see that their pool water had changed colors
- Oddiverse
- By Raluca Anghel
- July 18th, 2013
Fort Bliss Radiation Risk Under Assessment, 30 Workers Undergoing Testing
Traces of radiation have been found in a facility used as storage in the 50s and 60s
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 28th, 2012
Sniffing Out the Source of Contaminated Food
New, probability-based method developed in the US
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 8th, 2012
Major Pesticides Marketer Sells Contaminated Bird Seed, Gets Fined by EPA
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is to pay a whopping $12.5 Million
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 1st, 2012
Asthma Patients Should Avoid Chemicals Containing PCB
Unfortunately, the toxic substance is still quite common
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 9th, 2012
Contaminated Building in New Jersey to Be Demolished by US EPA
The construction is leaking toxic hexavalent chromium in the residential areas nearby
- Food & Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 9th, 2012
Home Grown Vegetables Found to Be Contaminated
German researchers look into the pros and cons of home vegetable gardens