An estimated 500 million to 1 billion people worldwide are affected by selenium deficiency, according to the World Health ...

A federal appeals court ruled this morning that the Clean Water Act shielded a coal mining company from liability for releases of the chemical element selenium. This story was updated at 5:36 p.m. EST ...

From its previous understanding as an obscure element, selenium has become an intriguing component of health, disease, as well as many industrial processes. Selenium can be found in 75 minerals, some ...

In new work, researchers report that the ability of plants to defend themselves by accumulating high levels of a toxic element can be overcome by some insects, and that such adaptation potentially ...

Everyone has heard of essential vitamins and minerals like protein, calcium, and others. What most people don’t realize, however, is that there is a long list of different minerals that your body ...