White House has not acted on RFK Jr.’s push for proof ultra-processed foods are safe

A draft letter obtained by The Post shows Kennedy’s favorable response to a petition that food experts said could lead to significant changes for the industry.

US environment agency let Bayer pick regulations for destructive weedkiller, documents show

Environmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule

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Column | Why probiotics don’t usually help your gut — and what to do instead

Fiber-rich plants, not supplements, are the best fuel for your gut microbiome.

Inside one woman’s psychedelic experiment to treat Lyme disease

Elizabeth Richwine is at the frontier of a boom that could transform medicine — and create a massive new industry.

Judith Belzer: Walking Project: Animal, Vegetable, Mineral | The Brooklyn Rail

Berkeley-based painter Judith Belzer has a daily walking practice, a time for her to observe and reflect. While out rambling, Belzer also developed another habit, one she kept private for many years:...

Food-borne illnesses, funding cuts and layoffs: Maha movement’s glaring limitations are now showing

Policies enacted by RFK Jr have not delivered the expected results, but have instead hindered people’s ability to eat healthy food

Wendell Berry’s Message to Readers: All We Need Is Here

Barbara Kingsolver remembers the man she counted among her most important literary mentors.

Opinion | What Are We Doing to Our World of Wonder?

What if 50 years from now, having destroyed the habitat for the creatures around us, we are plagued by an inconsolable loneliness?

Mind-altering drugs played key role in rise of Andean civilization

Hallucinogens and other psychoactive substances influenced everything from architecture to political power