The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced its decision to revoke the authorization of Red No. 3 for use in food products and ingested pharmaceuticals, citing potential health risks associated with the synthetic dye.

Alcohol recommendations in the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans could be the next big policy fight that no one is talking about.

With Donald Trump stepping back into office, advocates are warning that access to important environmental and public health datasets could be at risk. Information about climate change vanished from federal websites under Donald Trump,

Disabled scientists are trying to make research labs and fieldwork more accessible. They say labs and field sites aren’t designed to serve them.

We’re taking steps to better understand the impacts of climate change on the economy and to reduce our environmental footprint.

1. Mr. Trump announced in November 2024 that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., son of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and nephew to President John F. Kennedy, is his pick for HHS Secretary. Mr. Kennedy will need to secure Senate confirmation for the role.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday it will ban Red No. 3, a common artificial food dye linked

Food manufacturers will soon be banned from using the common food additive Red Dye No. 3 under an FDA rule released on Wednesday. Why it matters: The move comes two years after a petition from consumer advocates including the Center for Science in the Public Interest pointed to studies showing a connection between the dye and increased risk for cancer in rats.

US President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of vaccine conspiracist Robert F Kennedy, Jr, as his new administration's Health and Human Services (HHS) cabinet secretary has alarmed many public health experts,

The incoming US president is expected to gut support for research on the environment and infectious diseases, but could buoy work in artificial intelligence, quantum research and space exploration.

If Democratic senators think leaving the door ajar for RFK Jr. will get them points for bipartisanship, I recommend they find those opportunities elsewhere.

Read about the availability of $71 million in DOE funding to support 25 research projects that seek to advance the use of QIS for high energy physics.