While writing of her poisoning, the novelist—tasting arsenic on his own tongue—“was poisoned so ... than to recline on his green leather sofa or lie in the shade peacefully smoking his pipe. Yet as ...

It's not often a famous composer helps solve a 200-year-old mystery, but DNA from Beethoven's hair might actually do that.

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

Brown rice contains more arsenic than white rice ... poor diet is a bigger cause of illness and early death worldwide than smoking or alcohol. Two of the top dietary risk factors?

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

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

When wildfires reach sites contaminated with high levels of arsenic, the extreme heat can cause any biomass or soil to emit that arsenic to the wider environment. But just how much arsenic gets ...

A new study finds that brown rice contains significantly more arsenic than white rice, raising health concerns—especially for ...

Poisonous heavy metals flowing from Chinese-owned gold mines in Shan State pose a deadly threat to residents in northern ...

Contaminated soil and irrigated water while growing rice are known to increase inorganic arsenic in rice. An increased exposure to arsenic is known to heighten the risk of cancers of the lung ...