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Environment 13 hours ago

How marketing classes can rescue 'ugly produce' from becoming food waste

At a time of rising food costs and growing food insecurity, a large percentage of food grown for consumption never reaches our tables.

Environment Mar 19, 2024

Cellulose fibers are emerging as a sustainable option for wrapping everything from foods to electronics

Attention supermarket shoppers in Belgium, France and Luxembourg: a test to cut waste from plastic packaging of foods is coming to nearby stores.

Social Sciences Feb 14, 2024

'Analog uncanny': How this weird and experimental side of TikTok is forging the future of horror

Director Kyle Edward Ball's feature film debut, Skinamarink, achieved unexpected commercial success last year after going viral on TikTok.

Space Exploration Jan 22, 2024

Salad in space? New research says it's not a healthy choice

Lettuce and other leafy green vegetables are part of a healthy, balanced diet—even for astronauts on a mission.

Agriculture Nov 30, 2023

Vertically farmed greens taste as good as organic ones

Consumer skepticism about the taste of vertically farmed greens is widespread. But the first scientific taste test from the University of Copenhagen and Plant Food & Research, New Zealand, shows that respondents rate greens ...

Agriculture Nov 30, 2023

A California dry farmer's juicy apples show how agriculture can be done with less water

Leaves rustled as Mike Cirone reached into a tree and gently picked an apple. The orchard was filled with a profusion of ripe fruit in shades from golden-green to pinkish red.

Evolution Sep 11, 2023

You say tomato, these scientists say evolutionary mystery

Biologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have found evidence for evolutionary "syndromes"—sets of traits that occur together—that help to explain how tomatoes first evolved their distinctive blend of color, ...

Plants & Animals Sep 5, 2023

Microgreens: The health-giving shoots explained

Many of us germinated cress seeds on a bit of wet tissue at primary school, giving us a first introduction to edible microgreens. Recent interest in more diverse ways of getting flavor and nutrition into the vegetable components ...

Ecology Jul 6, 2023

From soup stock to supercrop: Japan shows off its seaweed savvy

Seaweed has long been a staple food in Japan, but the chunky, slimy kelp hauled into fisherman Ryoichi Kigawa's boat is also starting to attract international attention for its potential as an eco-friendly supercrop.

Environment May 22, 2023

Nitrate: healthy heart or cancer risk? Meet nutrition's Jekyll and Hyde

Despite our understanding of nutrition expanding remarkably in recent times, few aspects of our diet continue to confuse and divide the experts like nitrate.

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