Researchers at Texas A&M found that nanoplastics triggered a stress response inside the plants — potentially affecting what makes its way into our salads.

From soil to plate, cadmium quietly slips into everyday foods. Grains, root and leafy vegetables, seafood: much of our winter fare can be exposed. This heavy metal builds up and targets the kidneys, ...

French doctors are raising the alarm about the health effects of a toxic heavy metal found in everyday food staples such as bread, cereal, and potatoes. Cadmium, which causes cancer in humans, is ...

If you’re worried that heavy metals like cadmium might be lurking in your food, you’re not alone — and you may not be wrong, either. But that doesn’t mean there’s cause for alarm. An investigation ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit today against the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to assess harms to endangered species before nearly tripling the levels of ...