Every mammal hosts a hidden community of other organisms—the microbiome. Their intestines teem with complex microbial populations that are critical for nutrition, fighting disease and degrading harmful toxins. Throughout ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 15, 2021
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Worldwide, millions of people follow vegan and vegetarian diets for religious, ethical, environmental or economic reasons. While these diets have purported health benefits, they can also lack essential nutrients, such as ...
Other
Nov 10, 2021
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Most consumers want to make food purchases that are smart for their wallets, their health and the environment. And while switching to a vegetarian or vegan diet can lower one's impact on greenhouse gas emissions, it may not ...
Environment
Nov 3, 2021
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Researchers at the Universities of Helsinki and Lyon and the Geological Survey of Finland found that complex teeth, a hallmark of mammals, also evolved several times in reptiles, prompting the evolutionary success of plant-eating ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 15, 2021
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The availability of prey and the ability to adapt to changing environments played key roles in the evolution of sharks. A new study, where 3,000 shark teeth were analyzed, provides new insight into how modern shark communities ...
Ecology
Oct 5, 2021
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What is the life of a cricket worth?
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2021
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The U.S. and European Union are working on a pledge to cut methane emissions by at least 30% this decade, President Joe Biden announced on Sept. 17, 2021, and he urged countries around the world to join in ahead of the U.N. ...
Environment
Sep 20, 2021
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Making food more affordable for ethnic minority groups is crucial to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from our diets, scientists have suggested.
Environment
Sep 16, 2021
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The diet of the yellow-legged gull in the Medes Islands (Girona, Spain) has changed extremely over the last decades, according to a study that analyzes the changes in the diet of this species over the last twenty years. Regarding ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 10, 2021
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A new U of T study has discovered the oldest known cavities ever found in a mammal, the likely result of a diet that included eating fruit.
Paleontology & Fossils
Sep 9, 2021
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