Two of humanity's biggest problems—the climate crisis and abysmal eating habits—can partly be solved by one healthy solution: Eating more food from tropical trees. While global trends in agriculture and diets are not ...
Ecology
Nov 5, 2020
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Savvy shoppers increasingly expect to know the origin of the food they eat, whether they shop at farmers' markets or big-box major retailers. A prototype app proposed by researchers at the University of Tokyo aims to provide ...
Environment
Nov 2, 2020
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A long-term Griffith University-led study has for the first time used biochemical tracers in whale blubber to track the diet of humpback whales over 10 years.
Ecology
Oct 26, 2020
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As species across the world adjust where they live in response to climate change, they will come into competition with other species that could hamper their ability to keep up with the pace of this change, according to new ...
Ecology
Oct 19, 2020
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Droplets of fat inside our cells are helping the body's own defence system fight back against infection, University of Queensland researchers have discovered.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 16, 2020
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When you try to pick a restaurant with a group of friends, how do you decide? Your curious friend wants to try the new place, while your focused friend wants to go to the old faithful. One friend is insistent, while the other ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 6, 2020
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Viruses occur in astronomic numbers everywhere on Earth, from the atmosphere to the deepest ocean. Surprisingly, considering the abundance and nutrient-richness of viruses, no organisms are known to use them as food. In Frontiers ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 24, 2020
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As exploitation of wild fisheries and marine environments threaten food supplies, Flinders University scientists are finding sustainable new ways to convert biowaste, algal biomass and even beached seaweed into valuable dietary ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 8, 2020
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With the race for renewable energy sources in full swing, plants offer one of the most promising candidates for replacing crude oil. Lignocellulose in particular—biomass from non-edible plants like grass, leaves, and wood ...
Biochemistry
Aug 27, 2020
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New insight on how zebrafish achieve near-optimal foraging efficiency and fairness among groups has been published today in the open-access journal eLife.
Plants & Animals
Aug 25, 2020
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