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Monsanto, the world leader in genetically modified food production and the herbicide glyphosate, recently classified as a class 2A probable human carcinogen by the WHO, has made an offer to acquire Syngenta, producer of the highly toxic neonicotinoid pesticide family. 14260 Read on...

The world’s most popular herbicide, glyphosate, has been listed as a probable human carcinogen. Glyphosate is used in conjunction with 80% of genetically modified crops and accounts for around 25% of the global herbicide market. 13906 Read on...

4-D ultrasound scans of fetuses show that babies writhe in the womb when their mother smokes; a non-smoking mother’s baby does not. 13891 Read on...

The Lancet launches a campaign for a tobacco-free world by 2040. As a contrast to the extraordinary growth of the tobacco industry, especially in the Middle East and Africa, the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) presents the case for an ambitious new global tobacco control goal – a world essentially free of tobacco […] Read on...

There is a huge decline in Nature threatening the existence of many species from bees to butterflies, birds and other animals. And what about us? 1 in 2 people are likely to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. 13772 Read on...

The city of Bristol in south-west England has turned two squares that are very popular with families with young children into smoke-free zones. 13674 Read on...

On Friday, December 5th, 2014 on the occasion of the World Soil Day The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations formally launched the “UN International Year of Soils” during the 69th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. 5301 Read on...

Learn more from our recent lectures from the World Congress of The World Foundation for Natural Science. For further information we welcome your enquiries and invite you to contact us. 3551 Read on...