Nectar-feeding bats foraging in intensively managed banana plantations in Costa Rica have a less diverse set of gut microbes in comparison to bats feeding in their natural forest habitat or organic plantations, reveals new ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 23, 2021
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Not all food is created equal. So-called blue foods—a diverse range of aquatic animals, plants and microorganisms—offer significantly more nutrients than land-based crops and livestock, according to a first-of-its-kind ...
Environment
Sep 16, 2021
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Researchers say the high salt content of whey—the watery part of milk left behind after cheesemaking—helps make it one of the most polluting byproducts in the food processing industry. In a new study, chemists demonstrate ...
Materials Science
Sep 2, 2021
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A new study in Nature Food calls attention to the need for better systems to track forced labor in food supply chains. The study—a methodological advance—reports on the development of a new scoring system that identifies ...
Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2021
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A world that combats climate change while simultaneously improving on all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is possible, a new study finds. Scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and ...
Environment
Aug 2, 2021
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More than 820 million people in the world don't have enough to eat, while climate change and increasing competition for land and water are further raising concerns about the future balance between food demand and supply. ...
Environment
Jul 22, 2021
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Food loss and waste (FLW) has become a worldwide concern in recent years and is widely identified as a key barrier to food security, human health, and environmental sustainability.
Plants & Animals
Jul 20, 2021
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Triggering positive "tipping points" could transform the way we produce food and use the world's land, according to a new report.
Ecology
Jul 6, 2021
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A new global analysis of greenhouse-gas emissions from food systems says that such emissions have been systematically underestimated—and points to major opportunities to cut them. The authors estimate that activities connected ...
Environment
Jun 8, 2021
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Farmers worldwide receive barely a quarter of what consumers spend at the grocery store, and even less for food consumed outside the home, researchers reported Monday.
Environment
Jun 7, 2021
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