03-08-2013Listed as an endangered species in Manitoba in 2012 and listed nationally as threatened, the Poweshiek skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek) butterfly…
02-08-2013Chemicals have become a weapon in man’s arsenal against crop-destroying insects and weeds. Fifty million tons of toxins are applied…
01-08-2013BBS population trends are published annually for 61 bird species in Scotland, and the latest results show that 2012 was…
01-08-2013Upon request from the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority prepared a scientific report that would aid the future…
31-07-2013Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup®, is the most popular herbicide used worldwide. The industry asserts it is minimally toxic…
31-07-2013Two Congressional Democrats have co-sponsored new legislation called the Save America’s Pollinators Act of 2013 to take emergency action to…
30-07-2013The story started back in Germany when the cows of a farmer suffered and suddenly died from a mysterious disease…
29-07-2013In the present study, ultrastructural alterations induced by oral administration of imidacloprid over 4 weeks was assessed in rats. Forty…
29-07-2013The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is the keystone of the European Union’s food and feed safety risk assessment. Indeed,…
28-07-2013A study carried out by the Italian National Research Council revealed the important function of some microorganisms able to metabolize…
