Blue cheese compound may fight cancer

Researchers have discovered a way to synthesize a compound in the mold of blue cheese that has antibacterial and anticancer properties.

Max Esterhuizen-Virginia Tech • futurity
June 24, 2024 ~5 min

RSPCA Assured: animal welfare labels are a hollow money-maker for supermarkets

Research shows that consumers place their trust in animal welfare certificates on food.

Lindsay Hamilton, Professor of Animal Organization Studies, University of York • conversation
June 20, 2024 ~5 min


What actually makes avocados bad for the environment?

Avocados are a thirsty crop with a carbon footprint that’s more than twice that of bananas.

Thomas Davies, Honorary Researcher, Environment Centre, Lancaster University • conversation
June 19, 2024 ~8 min

Raw milk health risks significantly outweigh any potential benefits − food scientists and nutritionists explain why

Raw milk has always carried the risk of serious illness, and this risk has only risen with bird flu spreading across dairy farms in the US.

Mandy Conrad, Assistant Clinical Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, Mississippi State University • conversation
June 19, 2024 ~10 min

Some Americans are eating better, but health inequities remain

“While we’ve seen some modest improvement in American diets in the last two decades, those improvements are not reaching everyone..."

Taraneh Pettinato-Tufts • futurity
June 18, 2024 ~6 min

Food has a climate problem: Nitrous oxide emissions are accelerating with growing demand for fertilizer and meat – but there are solutions

The most comprehensive assessment yet of a powerful greenhouse gas shows which countries are driving the increase, and which ones are successfully cutting emissions.

Rona Louise Thompson, Senior Scientist, Norwegian Institute for Air Research • conversation
June 11, 2024 ~10 min

Summertime can be germy: A microbiologist explains how to avoid getting sick at the barbecue, in the pool or on the trail

Common summer activities can expose you to a host of infectious diseases. But there are simple steps you can take to protect yourself from pathogens ranging from E. coli to T. gondii.

Bill Sullivan, Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University • conversation
June 11, 2024 ~8 min

Losing winter ice is changing the Great Lakes food web – here’s how light is shaping life underwater

In winter 2023-24, the Great Lakes’ ice cover was near record lows, peaking at just 16%. Researchers explain how diminishing ice could have consequences for fisheries, and how species are evolving.

Robert Michael McKay, Director and Professor, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor • conversation
June 11, 2024 ~8 min


Fish and chips on Mars: our research shows how colonists could produce their own food

Aquaponics could help feed Martian colonies in the future and offer a sustainable food system on Earth.

Benz Kotzen, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Nature Based Solutions, University of Greenwich • conversation
June 11, 2024 ~6 min

Will food chains break as seasons become more unpredictable?

In variable environments, like temperate woodlands, species are not equally at risk.

Jamie C. Weir, PhD Researcher in Evolutionary Biology, The University of Edinburgh • conversation
June 7, 2024 ~8 min

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