Scientists have found in leafy vegetables traces of several chemicals used to prevent the aging and corrosion of car tires. Through normal wear and tear, tires cast off countless tiny bits of rubber, ...

Putting vegetable oil in a car engine is a terrible idea and should never be done, or at least that's what some experts say.

The "Setup Lab" shows the first step of the sample processing. The samples were purchased in grocery stores in Switzerland, then shipped frozen to the scientists. They were first freeze-dried (to ...

It’s no secret that many of your favorite foods and beverages contain additives and chemical ingredients to help them have a longer shelf life. However, as of July 3, one additive will stop being used ...

Home mechanics have been pouring vegetable oil into engines for years, sometimes in the fuel tank, sometimes straight into ...

Car tires contain hundreds of chemical additives that can leach out of them. This is how they end up in crops and subsequently in the food chain. Researchers at the Center for Microbiology and ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering banning brominated vegetable oil, a food additive that was recently deemed unlawful to use in California because of its potentially harmful effects ...