Why do some people crave spicy food even though it burns? A gastroenterologist explains how capsaicin tricks pain receptors, ...

The new bed of shrubs already supporting other wildlife: more bees, a steady stream of butterflies, and on one particularly remarkable day so many monarchs that the entire patch shimmered.

A recent spill of bio-beads—small plastic pellets used by some wastewater treatment facilities since the 1990s—has brought ...

A cold frame creates a small, protected environment that traps sunlight and warmth, allowing your plants to thrive in colder months. It’s easy to build using basic materials and can fit neatly into ...

A woman has spoken of her dismay after only she and one other volunteer turned up to help clean a beach littered with plastic pellets. Lindsay Barker from Tunbridge Wells heard about the disaster when ...

People who enjoy walking along the south-eastern coastline have hit out at a water firm after pollution caused by the release ...

Kennedy Mitchell accidentally swallowed a water bead. It swelled in her stomach and blocked her gut. Her mother, Folichia, was told the baby had a 50% chance of surviving one of her surgeries. Three ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Thousands of children in the U.S. have been injured after ingesting water beads. New regulations limit the ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday approved new standards for water beads, a popular toy that poses a risk to small children if ingested. Water beads are small, colorful pellets that ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has approved a new safety standard for water bead toys to prevent injuries and deaths among children. The CPSC rule, which was passed with a 2 to 0 vote, ...