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Neighboring chimp communities have their own nut-cracking styles

People don't always do as their neighbors do, and the same is true of neighboring chimpanzees. That's according to a report published online on May 10 in Current Biology featuring observations of wild chimps ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Studies say commonly used pesticide may harm bees

(AP) -- A common class of pesticide is causing problems for honeybees and bumblebees, important species already in trouble, two studies suggest.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Cola detectives test natural flavoring claims for pricey soft drinks

Scientists are reporting development and successful testing of a new way to determine whether cola drinks -- advertised as being made with natural ingredients and sold at premium prices -- really do contain natural flavoring. ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Study sheds light on squirrel psychology

(PhysOrg.com) -- The ability of grey squirrels to learn from observing others is highlighted in a new study. The research shows how squirrels can quickly learn from watching their peers, particularly if it ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

FDA says to avoid pistachios amid salmonella scare

(AP) -- In another food scare sure to rattle consumers who watched the national salmonella outbreak in peanuts unfold, federal food officials are now warning people not to eat any food containing pistachios, which could ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New study of pine nuts leaves mystery of 'pine mouth' unsolved

A new study of the composition of pine nuts, including those associated with "pine mouth," leaves unsolved the decade-old mystery of why thousands of people around the world have experienced disturbances in ...

Chemistry / Other

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New test can precisely pinpoint food pathogens

(PhysOrg.com) -- With Salmonella-tainted ground turkey sickening more than 100 people and Listeria-contaminated cantaloupes killing 15 this year, the ability to detect outbreaks of food-borne illness and determine their sources ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Geneticists seek mother of all macadamias on the Gold Coast

(PhysOrg.com) -- The DNA of rare and endangered macadamia species will soon be fingerprinted in an effort to determine the original wild tree or trees that launched the global macadamia industry.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Frito-Lay study forecasts changing snack preferences

(PhysOrg.com) -- Take a peek in your co-worker's desk, your child's backpack or your friend's glove compartment. Chances are you'll find a bag of chips, nuts or breakfast bars. Time-constrained Americans are snacking on popcorn, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Pistachios offer multiple benefits

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pistachio nuts, eaten as part of a healthy diet, can increase the levels of antioxidants in the blood of adults with high cholesterol, according to an international team of nutritional scientists.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Eating nuts associated with improvements in cholesterol levels

Consuming more nuts appears to be associated with improvements in blood cholesterol levels, according to a pooled analysis of data from 25 trials reported in the May 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Warming climate threatens California fruit and nut production

Winter chill, a vital climatic trigger for many tree crops, is likely to decrease by more than 50 percent during this century as global climate warms, making California no longer suitable for growing many fruit and nut crops, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (34) | comments 5

Tests nipped risk of tainted pistachios in bud

(AP) -- A nationwide recall of 2 million pounds of pistachios in the wake of a salmonella scare has increased calls for more stringent food testing laws.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers unravel ways capuchin monkeys select effective tools

(PhysOrg.com) -- When Tchaikovsky penned The Nutcracker, the last thing he probably had in mind was a capuchin monkey. And yet new research, co-directed by a researcher at the University of Georgia, is changing our view about ...

Biology /

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Gypsies, graveyards and mysterious plants

A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist has confirmed the identity of a strange grass-like sedge discovered in a Mississippi graveyard, and believes the appearance of the potentially invasive plant is linked to ...

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0