With the global population predicted to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, one of the biggest challenges in our lifetimes will be securing enough food for everyone.
Plants & Animals
Apr 29, 2021
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For half a century scientists feared that the Somali elephant shrew had vanished from the face of the Earth. No one had seen so much as a whisker.
Plants & Animals
Aug 18, 2020
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Milk chocolate is a consumer favorite worldwide, prized for its sweet flavor and creamy texture. This confection can be found in all types of treats, but it isn't exactly health food. In contrast, dark chocolate has high ...
Other
Aug 17, 2020
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Health-conscious Americans interested in probiotics have had to add them to their diet through pills or capsules, yogurt and other fermented dairy products, or certain cheeses.
Other
Jan 27, 2020
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The oldest captive polar bear in the U.S. has died.
Plants & Animals
Feb 20, 2018
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In some areas of the seafloor, a tectonic mystery lies buried deep underground.
Earth Sciences
Oct 5, 2017
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For chemical engineer Tonghan Gu, a typical day of fieldwork in Mumbai, India, begins not in a lab, but with a visit to Shree Char Bhuja Dairy. The clerks at this small shop in the city's northern suburbs are friendly, if ...
Materials Science
Apr 24, 2017
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A study published in the Journal of Food Science found that expectations of product quality, nutritional content and the amount of money consumers were willing to pay increased when consumers saw a product labeled "all-natural" ...
Economics & Business
Feb 22, 2017
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When it comes to making chemical bonds, some elements go together like peanut butter and jelly; but for others, it's more like oil and water. Scientists can combat this elemental antipathy using extreme pressures. And now ...
Materials Science
Oct 26, 2016
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West Aussies with a peanut allergy may soon be able to enjoy peanut butter on their morning toast without fear of a negative reaction thanks to plans by local scientists to develop a non-allergenic 'super' peanut.
Biotechnology
Sep 12, 2016
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