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Long-term exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos, widely used on US farms, has been linked to a more than 2.5-fold increase in the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to new research.

Pesticides have long been used in farming to protect crops from voracious critters that can decimate yields. However, the harmful chemicals they contain do more than kill the bad bugs. According to a ...

Even low levels of widely used agricultural chemicals were linked to accelerated ageing, research suggests ...

Birds in Connecticut are at risk from the use of a common class of insecticide, according to the Connecticut Audubon Society’s annual “State of the Birds” report. The group said neonicotinoids, or ...

Long-term exposure to low levels of a common agricultural pesticide can accelerate physiological aging and shorten lifespan in fish—a finding from new research led by University of Notre Dame ...

Editor's Note: The story has been updated with additional commentary. Higher prenatal exposure to a common pesticide, chlorpyrifos (CPF), was associated with a greater likelihood of brain ...

Seventy percent of soils in Europe are contaminated with pesticides. A Europe-wide study co-led by researchers of the ...

(Beyond Pesticides, January 6, 2026) Editor’s Note: We begin the new year with a clarion call for meaningful strategies to eliminate petrochemical pesticide and fertilizer use, based on the ...

Although pesticides can rid your home of cockroaches or farm fields of unwanted insects, they also can harm fish and potentially even people, according to a new study from Oregon State University. At ...

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