By Ian Morse Tiehm’s buckwheat (Eriogonum tiehmii) is an extremely rare plantPatrick Donnelly/Center for Biological Diversity An Australian mining firm wants to turn a Nevada valley into a quarry for lithium and boron – key elements for green technologies – but a rare plant may stand in its way. Researchers say that biodiversity and clean…
By Jo Marchant Thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) is often used for researchPansLaos/Getty Images A dose of radio waves seems to encourage plant seedlings to grow slightly faster, a find that, if confirmed, could have applications from farming to medicine. Margaret Ahmad at Sorbonne University in Paris, France, and her colleagues exposed thale cress seedlings (Arabidopsis…
A Tyson Foods Inc. facility stands in Lexington, Nebraska, U.S., on Friday, April 24, 2020. Nebraska businesses that have laid off workers during the coronavirus crisis could be forced to repay tax credits and other incentives they have received through the states main business-incentive program, the state Department of Revenue said.Dan Brouillette | Bloomberg |…
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) At least 490 workers at Triumph Foods plant in St. Joseph have tested positive for the coronavirus, a state public health official said Friday — about 17 percent of the total plant employees. The news came two weeks after the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 412 Triumph employees had…
SOMETIMES THE DEATH ARE REPORTED DAYS OR EVEN A WEEK LATER. EVAN AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS OUT OF GUYMON TONIGHT. AT LEAST 116 EMPLOYEES AT A SEABOARD FOODS PORK PROCESSING PLANT HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS. THE PLANT HAS ABOUT 2700 EMPLOYEES. WE’RE TOLD THEY ARE ADVISED TO STAY HOME IF SICK, MAINTAI SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND…
State and federal public health officials are investigating a new outbreak of infant botulism poisoning. So far the outbreak has sickened three babies across three states: California, Pennsylvania and Washington, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The California Department of Public Health has reported that the infections are among infants who were fed Nara
The recalled product was distributed nationally through the online platforms, Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, Target, and the company's websites, tnvitamins.com and doctorspride.com. Published: June 12, 2026, 10:11 pm Total Nutrition Inc. of Deer Park, NY is voluntarily expanding its recall of TNVitamins and Doctor's Pride Ultra Potent Complete Green Superfood Moringa Capsules because they have
The consumer group wants the USDA to release information about previously approved testing methods the department now says are unsatisfactory because of false positives. Published: June 12, 2026, 12:05 am Consumer Reports says the USDA should release information about Salmonella testing methods for some chicken products that it first deemed adequate but under the Trump