The Sciences
Why We Should Accept GMO Labels
As Washington State prepares to vote on a major labeling initiative, it's time for scientists and advocates to accept that label laws are inevitable—and will in fact disarm opponents
Stories by Dan Fagin
The Sciences
Dye Me a River: How a Revolutionary Textile Coloring Compound Tainted a Waterway [Excerpt]
When aniline dye was synthesized from coal tar, few studied what the manufacturing process left behind
Health
Is China's Pollution Poisoning Its Children?
Epidemiologists find molecular clues to air pollution's impact on youngsters
Health
Second Thoughts on Fluoride
New research indicates that a cavity-fighting treatment could be risky if overused
