The Neighborhood Toxicologist

Many of us here in Western Massachusetts worry about Vermont Yankee (our local, and famously old nuclear power plant). We ask the dentist, ...

I search the pantry and the fridge for a quick nutritious dinner. “How about tuna,” suggests Sophie, my youngest. Tuna is her favorite prote...

What do my husband’s armpits, my son’s sandals, my mother’s steak knives and my daughter’s hairbrush all have in common? Antibacterials. T...

I had been working on a project about the development of nuclear power plants in this country and through a list-serve of scientists and en...

Scientists agree that frog and toad populations in the United States and around the world are in decline. Of about 100 different species ...

Sunscreen Lotions: Do They Block More Than Just Sun? Slip, slop, slap. Sunscreens are a summer staple. When the kids were young, I s...