Posted by Jennifer Viegas Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:28 AM ET | 0
From Western Illinois University: Once upon a time, in order to trace the path of a meal from your table to the source, you may only have had to take a short jaunt to a nearby field. But in these ... Read more
Posted by Jennifer Viegas Thu Nov 19, 2009 01:22 PM ET | 0
This just in from the American Museum of Natural History: unknowlingly consuming endangered tuna A Genetic Tool Uncovers the Species of Tuna Plated in Sushi Restaurants While most of us would never willingly consume a highly endangered species, doing... Read more
Posted by Jennifer Viegas Thu Nov 19, 2009 01:16 PM ET | 0
From Inderscience: A nutritionist in Nigeria says that malnutrition and iron deficiency in schoolchildren could be reduced in her country by baking up snail pie. In a research paper to be published in the International Journal of Food Safety,... Read more
Posted by Jennifer Viegas Fri Nov 13, 2009 06:29 PM ET | 0
Have you ever eaten "Green Caviar?" (Image: ayustety) It's a remarkable seaweed, sometimes also called "sea grapes," "ocean grapes," or "Umibido" (in Japan), which has the texture of caviar and even looks like caviar, as evidenced here. OK, so the... Read more
Posted Wed Oct 21, 2009 08:09 AM ET | 0
Junk food elicits addictive behavior in rats similar to the behaviors of rats addicted to heroin, a new study finds. Read more
Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET
Many insects and animals, including humans, enter into a state of "fake death" immobility when threatened, but this seemingly passive frozen-with-fear state may be a selfish behavior that can lead to the killing of one's friends and relatives,... Read more
Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET
A U.S.-owned pig farm in a small town in the Mexican state of Veracruz may be the epicenter of the swine flu outbreak. Read more
Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET
A poorly prepared supplement could be to blame for the deaths of 21 polo horses. Read more
Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET
Scientists say they've found a "missing link" in the early evolution of seals and walruses -- the skeleton of a web-footed, otter-like creature that was evolving away from a life on land. Read more
Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET
Nearly 25 percent of land around the world is in bad shape and getting worse, according to a new study, and human activities are to blame. Read more
Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET
By raising baby alligators in low-oxygen conditions, scientists help explain the rise of dinosaurs 230 million years ago. Read more
Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET
Anyone who questions bonobo language abilities should hear them at a meal, say scientists who have deciphered five distinct calls the great apes make in response to tasty (or terrible) morsels. Read more
Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET
Astronauts' meals have come a long way from the freeze-dried powders and semi-liquid pastes of decades ago: now U.S. scientists want to grow vegetables in mini-greenhouses on the moon. Read more
Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET
Using microgravity to mimic the environment of the human gut, astronauts study salmonella in space in the hopes of developing a future vaccine. Read more
Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET
Fragrant spring flowers and floral perfumes are possible thanks to the discriminating scent sense of honeybees, suggests a new study that found the buzzing pollinators could be driving flowers to produce their intoxicating aromas. Read more
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