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  • One exposure. Twenty generations later, the damage is still unfolding

    One exposure. Twenty generations later, the damage is still unfolding
    Feb 22 2026
    A single exposure to a toxic agricultural fungicide during pregnancy can echo through 20 generations — with inherited disease risks from kidney disease to infertility not fading, but worsening over time, according to groundbreaking study reports.
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    13 Min.
  • 'Safe' BPA substitutes tied to fertility damage, fetal harm, and generational effects, review finds

    'Safe' BPA substitutes tied to fertility damage, fetal harm, and generational effects, review finds
    Feb 18 2026
    Chemicals increasingly used to replace the controversial plastic additive bisphenol A (BPA) may disrupt fertility, fetal development, and reproductive health through many of the same biological mechanisms, according to a narrative review of human, animal and laboratory studies.
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    7 Min.
  • Energy Department's lab-leak pivot likely not driven by new intelligence, records suggest

    Energy Department's lab-leak pivot likely not driven by new intelligence, records suggest
    Feb 15 2026
    Internal documents suggest the Department of Energy's reported shift on COVID-19 origins was a clarification of misconstrued data rather than a new analytical pivot, revealing deep internal scientific disputes.
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    15 Min.
  • Nanoplastics sneak into brain cells, disrupting puberty and fertility hormones, new study finds

    Nanoplastics sneak into brain cells, disrupting puberty and fertility hormones, new study finds
    Feb 14 2026
    Tiny pieces of plastic, widely found in food, water, and air, can harm the development and function of specialized brain cells that regulate reproduction, new research reports.
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    8 Min.
  • Defense Intelligence Agency considered lab leak scenario in March 2020, new records show

    Defense Intelligence Agency considered lab leak scenario in March 2020, new records show
    Feb 5 2026
    More than six years after COVID-19 emerged in China and killed millions worldwide, newly released intelligence records show that the Defense Intelligence Agency was evaluating a detailed lab-origin scenario as early as March 2020 — weeks into the pandemic and well before the issue became a subject of public debate.
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    12 Min.
  • Pacifiers, even those labeled “BPA-free,” expose babies to toxic chemical, study finds

    Pacifiers, even those labeled “BPA-free,” expose babies to toxic chemical, study finds
    Jan 30 2026
    Pacifiers can release bisphenol A, a chemical linked to hormone disruption and developmental problems, with the highest levels found in one marketed as “BPA-free,” a new study shows.
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    10 Min.
  • When profit kills: How private equity is eroding health care

    When profit kills: How private equity is eroding health care
    Jan 21 2026
    A growing wave of peer-reviewed studies supports the same troubling conclusion: When private equity incentives collide with clinical care, patients—especially those who are sicker, poorer, or harder to treat—are more likely to be killed or harmed.
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    21 Min.
  • ‘Ubiquitous’ flame retardants are linked to higher heart disease risks, major review finds

    ‘Ubiquitous’ flame retardants are linked to higher heart disease risks, major review finds
    Dec 23 2025
    Flame-retardant chemicals widely used in sofas, mattresses, electronics, textiles, and other products are increasingly linked to cardiovascular disease risk and other serious health problems, according to a sweeping scientific review.
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    10 Min.