In a surprising twist to what we know about our relationship with the trillions of microbes living in our intestines, researchers have discovered that our bodies actively feed sugar directly to gut bacteria …
Coral reefs will continue to experience severe heat stress as rising temperatures cause the oceans to become unbearably hot – but a new study shows that altering their feeding habits could allow local populations …
… trend in performance evaluations: evaluators who want to avoid appearing prejudiced may give women inflated performance feedback. This practice, while seemingly well-intentioned, could ultimately hinder women’s professional growth and advancement.
The …
… give to their unborn babies. However, some species have developed ways to make special foods to feed their young, like milk in mammals. Feeding babies with nutrient-rich milk was thought to be …
… space agencies plan for longer missions, they’re grappling with the challenge of how to best feed people. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Food Science & Technology have designed the optimal “space meal”: a …
… like Diplodocus and Brontosaurus by carnivorous theropod dinosaurs.
Tooth-marked bones provide invaluable insights into the feeding behaviors of long-extinct carnivorous creatures. While it is commonly thought that the giant tyrannosaurs were …
… are homebodies, who remain near the coast of southern Australia year-round, where they breed and feed on krill and copepods.”
Rogers is the senior author on a new study in Frontiers in …
… the U.S., 13% of parents said they’re aware of the guidelines and 48% believed feeding peanuts early prevented peanut allergy, despite knowing about the guidelines or not.
“There was general awareness …
… There are many large amplifying feedbacks that accentuate warming. In total, the researchers identified 27 amplifying feedbacks, 7 dampening feedbacks, and 7 uncertain feedbacks.
The lead authors, Christopher Wolf, a postdoctoral researcher at …
Life in an ant colony is a symphony of subtle interactions between insects acting in concert, more like cells in tissue than independent organisms bunking in a colony. Now, researchers have discovered a …
… diseases. An organism too small for the human eye to see – microalgae – could offer some answers.Feeding a growing world population that will reach 9.8 billion by 2050, according to United Nations …
Solar-powered synthesis gas could recycle carbon dioxide into fuels and useful chemicals, an international team of researchers has shown.
“If we can generate syngas from carbon dioxide utilizing only solar energy, we …
… common knowledge that proteins, a key component of human nutrition, are also essential for making animal feeds. Less well known is the uncomfortable fact that much of the protein we feed animals in …