Robots on Lake Michigan beaches to prevent drownings(mlive.com)

92 points by rmason 2 years ago | 90 comments

Iowa official finds dead fish in 50 miles of fertilizer-contaminated river(desmoinesregister.com)

5 points by perihelions 2 years ago | 0 comments

Mexico's heirloom corn strains are resurging amid more demand(nbcnews.com)

130 points by DocFeind 3 years ago | 52 comments

Kevin McCarthy ousted as speaker in Republican-led House(washingtonpost.com)

24 points by zzzeek 3 years ago | 10 comments

Opening of West Point time capsule reveals what cynics said it would: Nothing(freep.com)

37 points by shaftoe444 3 years ago | 15 comments

Stellantis CEO: There may not be enough raw materials to electrify globe(detroitnews.com)

57 points by clouddrover 3 years ago | 68 comments

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.

EU-banned pesticides found in rice, tea and spices(foodwatch.org)

489 points by john-titor 4 months ago | 267 comments

Foodwatch news article reporting that pesticides banned in the EU were found in rice, tea and spices sold to consumers.

Research finds 485 chemicals in US pesticide products linked to breast cancer(theguardian.com)

79 points by Teever 28 days ago | 23 comments

Guardian news article on research identifying 485 chemicals in US pesticide products linked to breast cancer, raising food and product safety questions.

Widely used chemical strongly linked to Parkinson’s disease(science.org)

674 points by lonelyasacloud 3 years ago | 317 comments

Science magazine news article reporting that a common environmental contaminant chemical raised Parkinson's disease rates by 70% in one population.

Back and shoulder surgery is often worse than useless(economist.com)

89 points by burntcaramel 1 month ago | 83 comments

An Economist leader article arguing that many back and shoulder surgeries are ineffective or harmful compared with alternatives.

Police cannot seize property indefinitely after an arrest, federal court rules(reason.com)

773 points by throwup238 2 years ago | 385 comments

Reason article reporting that the D.C. Circuit ruled police cannot hold seized property indefinitely after an arrest, calling it unconstitutional.