A federal appeals court ruled this morning that the Clean Water Act shielded a coal mining company from liability for releases of the chemical element selenium. This story was updated at 5:36 p.m. EST ...
From its previous understanding as an obscure element, selenium has become an intriguing component of health, disease, as well as many industrial processes. Selenium can be found in 75 minerals, some ...
The US Agricultural Research Service is launching a study to investigate the potential benefits of fortifying breads, pastas, and other flour-based foods with the trace element selenium. The US ...
In new work, researchers report that the ability of plants to defend themselves by accumulating high levels of a toxic element can be overcome by some insects, and that such adaptation potentially ...