When java giants like Starbucks seek out the finest fair trade coffee beans in Guatemala, insects can make all the difference.
Ecology
Oct 16, 2014
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Coffee: It leaves some people feeling fit and refreshed; in others, it makes their heart race. Scientists have developed several decaffeination processes to allow even people who react badly to caffeine to enjoy a cup of ...
Other
Aug 14, 2014
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People around the world are drawn to coffee's powerful allure—for its beloved smell, and taste, and for the caffeine boost it provides. As you enjoy your coffee beverage, however, odds are good you're probably not thinking ...
General Physics
May 22, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A computer simulation created and run by a pair of researchers at Humboldt State University, in California shows that coffee growers in Jamaica could improve coffee harvests if they planted trees in some of ...
For some people, nothing can top a morsel of luxuriously rich, premium chocolate. But until now, other than depending on their taste buds, chocolate connoisseurs had no way of knowing whether they were getting what they paid ...
Other
Jan 15, 2014
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The western bean cutworm is a destructive insect pest of dry beans and corn. Inadequate protocols for laboratory rearing of this insect have hindered controlled efficacy experimentation in the laboratory and field.
Ecology
Dec 8, 2013
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The castor oil plant produces some very fatty beans from which oil is refined into biodiesel in several countries, eg. Brazil. Now a team of researchers from the University of Southern Denmark along with researchers from ...
Biotechnology
Oct 25, 2013
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Britain's biggest retailer Tesco on Monday unveiled its first tablet computer, as the supermarket chain seeks to boost flagging sales in its domestic market.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 23, 2013
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In recent years, Stanford biologists have found that coffee growers in Costa Rica bolster bird biodiversity by leaving patches of their plantations as untouched rainforest.
Ecology
Sep 4, 2013
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A simple kitchen sink experiment helped Northwestern University researchers discover that green tea leaves not only can be used to steep a good cup of tea, but they make an excellent antibacterial coating, too.
Materials Science
Aug 22, 2013
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