Early warning tool will help control huge locust swarms

A new tool that predicts the behaviour of desert locust populations will help national agencies to manage huge swarms before they devastate food crops in

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 19, 2024 ~5 min

Vaccine misinformation distorts science – a biochemist explains how RFK Jr. and his lawyer’s claims threaten public health

Many claims about the dangers of vaccines come from misrepresenting scientific research papers.

Mark R. O'Brian, Professor and Chair of Biochemistry, University at Buffalo • conversation
Dec. 17, 2024 ~9 min


Why Scottish salmon’s rebrand may end up harming the integrity of a top export and hurting producers

Dropping the word “farmed” from its name could cause a backlash if moves to produce more fish damage quality.

ManMohan S. Sodhi, Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, City St George's, University of London • conversation
Dec. 13, 2024 ~9 min

Parents may pass malnutrition’s effects on for generations

A new study finds that the effects of malnutrition could be passed on for up to four generations.

Andrew Yawn-Tulane • futurity
Dec. 12, 2024 ~5 min

Subsidised community restaurants could help tackle the UK’s broken food system – here’s how

Establishing a nationwide system of community restaurants could help tackle the current food and farming crisis.

Benjamin Selwyn, Professor of International Relations and International Development, Department of International Relations, University of Sussex • conversation
Dec. 10, 2024 ~9 min

A new biodegradable material to replace certain microplastics

MIT chemical engineers designed an environmentally friendly alternative to the microbeads used in some health and beauty products.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Dec. 6, 2024 ~7 min

Avian flu virus has been found in raw milk − a reminder of how pasteurization protects health

Raw milk can carry many dangerous germs − now including the H5N1 virus that causes avian flu.

Kerry E. Kaylegian, Associate Research Professor of Food Science, Penn State • conversation
Dec. 5, 2024 ~9 min

Fructose in food boosts cancer growth

New research shows that the liver turns fructose, a sweetener added to ultra-processed foods, into lipids that many types of cancers crave.

Talia Ogliore-WUSTL • futurity
Dec. 4, 2024 ~10 min


Why do people react differently to the same food?

A new study increases our knowledge about the gut and the life of gut bacteria. It may also explain why we react differently to the same food.

U. Copenhagen • futurity
Dec. 3, 2024 ~6 min

The best and worst meat replacements for your health, your wallet and the planet – new research

Beans are best all round, followed by veggie burgers and lab-grown beef.

Marco Springmann, Senior Researcher on Environment and Health, University of Oxford • conversation
Dec. 3, 2024 ~7 min

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