Rice is a staple food for billions of people around the planet, but a new study suggests climate change may increase arsenic ...

Nearly 17% of the world’s croplands are contaminated with “heavy metals”, according to a new study in Science. These ...

A study has constructed an unprecedented pangenome map of wild and cultivated rice, and decoded the genetic architecture and ...

Climate change raises toxic arsenic in rice, significantly increasing serious future health risks across Asia by 2050.

The study is the first to deeply examine how the combination of elevated carbon dioxide and warming above 2°C affects arsenic buildup in rice.

Rice, the world’s most consumed grain, will become increasingly toxic as the atmosphere heats and as carbon dioxide emissions ...

Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population. Climate change is loading the beloved grain with arsenic, creating a ...

Brown rice contains more nutrients than white rice, but also higher levels of inorganic arsenic, a known health risk. A US ...

The higher arsenic levels are likely due to climate-related changes in soil chemistry that favor arsenic that can more easily ...

Rice, the world’s most consumed grain, will become increasingly toxic as the atmosphere heats and as carbon dioxide emissions ...

Climate change may significantly impact arsenic levels in paddy rice, a staple food for millions across Asia, reveals a new ...

Climate change may significantly impact arsenic levels in paddy rice, a staple food for millions across Asia, reveals a new study from Columbia ...