'Fatal attraction': Small carnivores drawn to kill sites, then ambushed by larger kin
In many parts of the world, there is an imbalance in the food chain.
Ecology
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Quarter of a million tonnes of food could be saved with better logistics
Each year, nearly a quarter of a million tonnes of food is discarded in industry and retail in Sweden – quite unnecessarily. This is something that Chalmers researcher Kristina Liljestrand wants to do something about. She ...
Environment
Dec 27, 2016
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Researchers calculate human trophic level for first time
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers in France, has, for the first time, calculated the Human Trophic Level (HTL)—a number that indicates the proportion of the diet as it relates to the food chain. In their paper, published ...
Tiny mite triggers domino effect in the high Andes
The idea of food chains and food webs in the animal kingdom is simple: Remove a link or thread, and the system is broken. But nature is complex, and it's not always clear how the absence of one species may impact others.
Plants & Animals
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Research: Crop plants are taking up microplastics
Microplastics (MPs), i.e., tiny plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in length, can now be found throughout the ocean and other aquatic ecosystems, and even in our seafood and salt. As MPs have become ubiquitous, scientists ...
Environment
Jul 13, 2020
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More microbes found that break down the carbon-fluorine bonds found in some unsaturated PFAS
A team of chemical and environmental engineers at the University of California Riverside, working with colleagues from the University of California Los Angeles, has found a class of microbes that consume PFAS in the environment ...
A mathematical model facilitates inventory management in the food supply chain
It is a long journey from harvesting in the field to the cooked dish that reaches the dinner table. The food supply chain covers all those processes and the actors involved in satisfying the consumer's needs. To ensure that ...
Mathematics
Oct 28, 2020
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After fire and floods, Aussie farmers suffer devastating mouse plague
After surviving years of crippling drought, farmers in eastern Australia are locked in a months-long battle with hordes of mice that are pouring through fields and devouring hard-earned crops.
Ecology
Jun 14, 2021
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Silk keeps fruit fresh without refrigeration
Half of the world's fruit and vegetable crops are lost during the food supply chain, due mostly to premature deterioration of these perishable foods, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United ...
Materials Science
May 6, 2016
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Climate change could alter ocean food chains, leading to far fewer fish in the sea
Climate change is rapidly warming the Earth and altering ecosystems on land and at sea that produce our food. In the oceans, most added heat from climate warming is still near the surface and will take centuries to work down ...
Earth Sciences
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