The Environmental Protection Agency has eased rules on mercury and toxic emissions from coal power plants. This move aims to support the fo...

Foxgloves are visually striking plants with tall, pastel colored spikes, but they contain hazardous cardiac toxins known as digitalis glyco...

Apollo Hospitals’ Dr. Anshuman Kaushal has debunked the popular “detox water” trend, calling it a marketing gimmick rather than a medical r...

Medical scientists have detected the neurotoxin BMAA in Odisha's Cycad plants, raising concerns as locals consume these products. Research ...

Protein powders are widely used as dietary supplements that will enhance protein intake, especially for muscle growth, bone health, and rec...

Two Chinese researchers are facing federal charges for allegedly smuggling Fusarium graminearum, a destructive fungus, into the U.S. last s...

Dr. Ambarish Satwik challenges veganism beliefs. He says plants evolved defenses against being eaten. Humans used fire and ingenuity to mak...

Ayurveda, an ancient Indian system of medicine, emphasizes the importance of maintaining a balance between the mind, body, and spirit for o...

India's drug industry is one of the biggest in the world but its reputation has been shaken after tests conducted by the World Health Organ...

Beware, your baby's favourite applesauce may taste like lead at times!

Jains are particularly cautioned to avoid it for violating their strict rules against killing.

Bengaluru, May 31 (IANS) India introduced genetically-modified cotton (Bt-cotton) containing Bt-toxins capable of killing the cotton pest w...

Bengaluru, Sep 11 (IANS) While the controversy over Monsanto's Bt cotton has not yet died down, a new transgenic variety is at India's door...

The aromatic substances present in the veggies can be categorised as bioactive phytochemicals and provide innumerable health benefits.

Natural toxins in nectar and pollen can poison insects and affect their memory, behaviour and reproductive success, researchers have found.

A team of Michigan State University scientists has discovered an enzyme that is the key to the lethal potency of poisonous mushrooms.

The argument continues over what caused death of 18 blackbucks in Lucknow zoo.