Courtney Di Vittorio receives funding from the North Carolina Attorney General's Office Environmental Enhancement Grant Program (award WFU021PRE1) to collect data at High Rock Lake, NC. She is ...

Mar. 11, 2025 — Microplastics have been found almost everywhere that scientists have looked for them. Now these bits of plastic -- from 1 to 62 micrometers long -- have been found in the ...

This water, now over 4.5 billion years old, has been perpetually renewed through Earth's water cycle. My research team has recently proposed a new theory to explain how water first arrived on Earth.

WASH is the collective term for water, sanitation and hygiene. While each is a separate field of work, they are interdependent and contribute to the overall protection, health, well-being and ...

(Beyond Pesticides, February 14, 2025) A study in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology finds that organic food consumption lowers the risk of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease ...

After all, water supports your health by regulating body temperature, flushing out waste, lubricating joints and protecting your spinal cord and other sensitive tissues. But it can be tough to ...

You may wonder how to lose water weight if you have excess fluid retention and swelling. Cutting down on salty and sugary foods, drinking plenty of water, getting enough sleep, and staying ...

(Beyond Pesticides, February 20, 2024) Researchers at the University of Oregon found that the rollout of genetically engineered corn in the early 2000s, followed by exponential increases in glyphosate ...

Water scarcity already affects every continent. Around 1.2 billion people, or almost one-fifth of the world's population, live in areas of physical scarcity, and 500 million people are approaching ...

My water bottle is attached to my hip. I carry it around the house all day, leave it by my bedside at night, and take it with me pretty much whenever I go on errands, walks, and trips. Before I ...

Drinking hot water may be more than just a comfort drink. In traditional Chinese medicine, warm or hot water is often prescribed to help improve overall health and wellness. While more research is ...

Pesticides may be present from environmental exposure or deliberate use by growers to protect crops. Metals, which naturally occur in water, soil and air, can accumulate in cannabis plants. Certain ...