A black canister with yellow filter inside—resembling a cross between a trash can and big pool skimmer—was dunked in the Schuylkill River at Bartram's Garden park in Philadelphia and emptied daily from May to June to ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 9, 2022
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Humans have used milk to make cheese for millennia. However, climate change and sustainability concerns are prompting us to look towards the plant kingdom for the cheeses of the future. New research from the University of ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 9, 2022
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Combined carbon and health taxes on food products could significantly contribute to net-zero targets, while improving the quality of diets, a major new study shows.
Environment
Jun 9, 2022
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Organisms grow to fit the space and resources available in their environments, leading to a vast diversity of body sizes and shapes within a population of the same species. What are the genetic and physiological mechanisms ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2022
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The "use-by" and "best-by" dates printed on milk cartons and gallon jugs may soon become a thing of the past, giving way to more accurate and informative QR codes. A new Cornell University study finds that consumers will ...
Agriculture
Jun 1, 2022
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Rotting seaweed has plagued the Caribbean for more than 10 years—but our research shows how we could clean up beaches and emissions at the same time, by turning what's now rubbish into renewable electricity and fertilizer.
Biotechnology
May 31, 2022
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It is projected that by the year 2050, the global food supply will need to increase by 50-80% to keep up with the growing population. Researchers all over the world have been working to find ways to sustainably grow food ...
Molecular & Computational biology
May 27, 2022
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A team of researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) studying how the acoustic and visual composition of advertisements impact perceptions, has found that consumers associate a higher frequency ...
Economics & Business
May 23, 2022
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The critical shortage of baby formula across the United States is being exacerbated by many of the same issues implicated in the global supply chain crisis borne by the Coronavirus pandemic, says a Virginia Tech industrial ...
Economics & Business
May 19, 2022
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The Mediterranean diet is underpinned by diverse foods. However, after assessing agrobiodiversity consumption, production and conservation in the region, researchers say that further actions are needed—particularly on farms—to ...
Ecology
May 18, 2022
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