Volcanoes inspire awe with spectacular eruptions and incandescent rivers of lava, but often their deadliest hazard is what ...

As cattle herds expand to fuel our increasing ... There is concern on social media about Bovaer “poisoning our food”. But, as we say in toxicology, it’s the dose that makes the poison. Arsenic, for ...

Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population. Climate change is loading the beloved grain with arsenic, creating a ...

Climate change may significantly impact arsenic levels in paddy rice, a staple food for millions across Asia, reveals a new ...

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, highlights a new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health warning that arsenic levels in rice could rise to dangerous levels by 2050 due ...

Overall, healthy adults shouldn’t worry about arsenic poisoning due to their brown rice consumption; the biggest risk is for children under the age of 5 and populations who consume the largest ...

Brown rice contains more arsenic than white rice, according to a recent study from the US. Understandably, that might sound ...

Plateau State government has said its attention has been drawn to an allegation circulating on social media, particularly concerning the alleged poisoning ... that 36 cattle were killed and ...

No fewer than 34 residents of Sokoto are currently receiving treatment at a specialist hospital following an outbreak of heavy metal poisoning in the state. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the ...

The Plateau State Government has launched an investigation into the alleged poisoning of 36 cows in ... 2025, involved cattle belonging to one Mallam Samaila Nuhu at Tafi Gana Junction in Zanwar ...

But the way rice is grown—mostly submerged in paddies—and its highly porous texture means it can absorb unusually high levels of arsenic, a potent carcinogenic toxin that is especially ...

Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo — Anthrax poisoning has killed about 50 hippos in Virunga, Africa's oldest national park, which is located in the Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled east ...