Plastic experts say recycling is a scam. Should we even do it anymore?(salon.com)

59 points by Timothee 2 years ago | 45 comments

Don't believe the hype: why ChatGPT is not the “holy grail” of AI research(salon.com)

74 points by absolute100 3 years ago | 92 comments

New study sheds light on how amino acids “evolved”(salon.com)

83 points by Amorymeltzer 3 years ago | 13 comments

Provora: tiny predators that have been evolving separately for millions of years(salon.com)

62 points by objections 3 years ago | 5 comments

The Israeli "art student" mystery (2002)(salon.com)

66 points by georgecmu 1 year ago | 13 comments

New data support consistent inverse association of fluoride exposure, child IQ(fluoridealert.org)

12 points by hammock 2 years ago | 2 comments

Utah becomes first US state to ban fluoride in its water(bbc.com)

435 points by Jimmc414 1 year ago | 1019 comments

BBC News article reporting that Utah has become the first US state to ban fluoride in its public water supply.

EPA Seeks to Eliminate Critical PFAS Drinking Water Protections(earthjustice.org)

322 points by enraged_camel 1 year ago | 346 comments

Earthjustice press release criticizing the EPA's move to roll back PFAS drinking water standards, leaving communities exposed to forever chemicals in tap water.

FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review(theguardian.com)

118 points by NewJazz 16 days ago | 59 comments

Guardian analysis on an FDA proposal to expand a loophole letting some toxic, non-carcinogenic chemicals be added to food without safety review.

CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research(insidemedicine.substack.com)

748 points by KittenInABox 1 year ago | 513 comments

Inside Medicine Substack post by Jeremy Faust reporting that the CDC ordered retraction or revision of submitted manuscripts containing banned terms like gender and LGBT.

The EPA is proposing that 'forever chemicals' be considered hazardous substances(npr.org)

396 points by ChrisArchitect 2 years ago | 173 comments

NPR news article reporting the EPA's proposal to designate PFAS 'forever chemicals' as hazardous substances.

3M knew its chemicals were harmful decades ago, but didn't tell the public(minnesotareformer.com)

334 points by Jimmc414 2 years ago | 166 comments

Minnesota Reformer investigative article reporting that internal 3M documents show the company knew for decades its PFAS chemicals were harmful but concealed it.