Iowa House lawmakers heard public comments on and voted to advance bills Tuesday that would create regulations for shellfish farms, prohibit lawsuits related to greenhouse gas emissions from ...

Damian Bailey is supported by a Royal Society Wolfson Research Fellowship (Grant No. WM170007). Damian Bailey is Editor-in-Chief of Experimental Physiology, Chair of the Life Sciences Working Group, ...

Anthony Boyd was the eighth person executed by nitrogen gas since Alabama began using the method last year. His execution came over the strenuous objection of three liberal Supreme Court justices. By ...

A new report finds nitrate contamination in Wisconsin could cost communities millions and increase health care bills. Nitrate, primarily from excess farm fertilizer and manure, is Wisconsin's most ...

Nitrates and nitrites are naturally occurring compounds that are found in vegetables and added to processed meats. Nitrates convert to nitrites that can become either beneficial nitric oxide or ...

These chemicals are found in everything from bacon and sausage to beets and celery — but how you consume them matters. Here‘s what the research says. Lisa Valente is a registered dietitian, nutrition ...

In this exclusive interview, I sit down with none other than ChatGPT, aka "Chatty," to tackle one of the most baffling questions in modern health trends: why do people run from nitrites in hot dogs ...

Sodium nitrite is a yellowish-white, odorless powder. You may notice that a small amount of it is in certain foods. But if you consume too much of it, it can be deadly. Unfortunately, in the last few ...

For the first time in several weeks, the nitrate levels in two drinking water sources in central Iowa have dipped below the EPA's violation standard. That's 10 mg per liter. These are the numbers over ...