This article originally appeared on Undark. In 1945, Rachel Carson, then a marine biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, developed an interest in DDT, a powerful pesticide used to eliminate ...

» Will man’s extensive use of DDT upset the balance of nature in our forests, fields, arid streams? FROM ancient times diseases conveyed by insects have been the main cause of casualties in military ...

– Following today’s DDT Pro Wrestling event, Poison Sawada Julie, the founder of the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship announced that he will unveil a new belt for the title at DDT’s upcoming ...

(Beyond Pesticides, December 15, 2025) With recent proposals by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to register new pesticides that under international standards are classified as PFAS (Per ...

At least six cases of fatal DDT poisoning have been reported; numerous nonfatal cases are on record. DDT has, indeed, been getting into dairy products: the Department of Agriculture recently issued a ...

The toxic pesticide DDT was dumped into the ocean off Southern California more than 50 years ago, and it is still contaminating fish and sediments in the region decades later, according to researchers ...

The extraordinary new insecticide DDT is not without drawbacks. Last week doctors of the U.S. Public Health Service issued a warning (confirming some previous reports—TIME, June 12) that DDT may be ...

Southern California’s Catalina Island is a popular destination for nature lovers. It is reachable by boat from Los Angeles and San Diego. With just one city, most of the small island is a ...