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The Truth About Bottled Water That You're Not Supposed To Know

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Finding an Eco-Friendly Dry Cleaner

How a handful of dry cleaners hawking "organic" and "eco-friendly" services stacked up.

8 Early Warning Signs of Canine Cancer that Dog Owners Can’t Ignore

Nobody wants to think about the "C-word," but unfortunately, cancer is the leading cause of natural…

Why American Manufacturing Still Matters

"A manufacturing base that isn't driven by excellence and value is worthless." -Mike Petters, president and CEO, Huntington Ingalls Industries.

Stop the Chemical Industry From Undermining Your Right to Know!

With the so-called Accurate Label Act, chemical manufacturers want to take away gains made on your right to know and your ability to choose safer products.

Why do people hate the word 'chemicals'?

Chemistry is everywhere in the world around us - so why are we so scared of it, asks Dr Mark Lorch.

How Do Chemical Handwarmers Work?

What is this magic, which allows heat to be made in a small packet, without flame or electricity? Surely it is made by wizards! Ah, but no. It's science!

What's the Most Toxic Chemical?

People say America doesn’t make things anymore. But what about toxic chemicals? We make so many of those, we throw half of them in rivers, for free. The problem is, it can be hard to get a handle on which of those chemicals are extremely toxic and which of them are merely somewhat toxic. If one or another shows up in a scan of your stomach, should you freak out or just be grateful it wasn’t something worse? For this week’s Giz Asks…

How We'll Stop Chemical Attacks

DARPA has been testing equipment that can detect chemical ingredients in weapons and explosives—before they're used against us. And it’s almost ready to go.

What’s your company's chemical risk?

Can you answer this question? If not, there's one way that might sum up your strategy: passive.

Blockchain In Chemicals: An Occam’s Razor Problem?

There's a lot of opportunity for blockchain in the chemicals industry, but it's being hindered by an age-old problem: the simplest solution is usually the best.

Dioxins, Pesticides, and Fragrance Chemicals in Tampons?

The FDA recommends that tampons be free of dioxin and other chemicals, but tests show small but detectable levels of these chemicals in common tampon brands.

8 practices for managing chemical exposures

If there’s no occupational exposure limit (OEL) listed for a chemical ingredient or byproduct in a SDS, you can conduct an online search for the chemical by CAS number and include the qualifier DNEL — derived no effect levels. CAS is required on an SDS, DNEL is not.

How to Destroy ‘Forever Chemicals’

Health-damaging PFASs are nearly impossible to break down—but a new hot-water technique can destroy them

Reducing your chemical footprint: how to take charge

One of the top consumer concerns about products? Ingredient safety.

Why is actress Emma Watson investing in this chemicals startup?

FabricNano thinks it can make more affordable biodegradable plastic by harness the chemistry of microbes without the need to use living cells.

What will it take for brands to deliver on the promise of greener chemicals?

That momentum behind green chemistry in the 1990s has never waned, but it’s never exactly exploded either. Is that about to change?

Ynamides: Versatile and Enabling Building Blocks for Chemical Synthesis

The development of original and versatile reagents in modern organic synthesis is of crucial importance for the design of new chemical transformations that enable the fast and efficient assembly of a variety of complex molecules.

‘Chemicals in Your Popcorn?’ Kristof Cooks up Another Half-Baked Chemical Scare

Kristof makes one bogus assertion after another about fluorinated chemistry, referred to as PFAS.