How to buy sustainable salmon: an expert guide to navigating the nuance of eco-labels

Knowing which fish to buy can be confusing, but certain eco-labels can help decipher whether wild-caught, farmed or organic salmon is best for the environment.

Natasha Lutz, PhD in Disturbance Ecology and Machine Learning, University of Oxford • conversation
Feb. 12, 2024 ~8 min

Secrets of soil-enriching pulses could transform future of sustainable agriculture

New technology could unlock the soil-enriching nitrogen-fixing ability of legumes…and one day apply this to other crops too.

Sebastian Schornack, Senior research group leader in the Enabling Nutrient Symbioses in Agriculture (ENSA) project, University of Cambridge • conversation
Feb. 8, 2024 ~7 min


UK peatlands are being destroyed to grow mushrooms, lettuce and houseplants – here’s how to stop it

Hidden Peat, a new campaign from The Wildlife Trusts, encourages people to look out for peat-free alternatives and support their wider use.

Casey Bryce, Senior Lecturer, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol • conversation
Feb. 7, 2024 ~7 min

Why monkeys attack people - a primate expert explains

Tourists can do a number of things to avoid dangerous encounters with monkeys.

Tracie McKinney, Senior Lecturer in Biological Anthropology, University of South Wales • conversation
Jan. 31, 2024 ~6 min

Meat and dairy industry giants hold the plant power behind many vegan brands

A sustainable food system starts with a fairer corporate structure. It won’t simply come from a shift in consumer habits during Veganuary’s push for people to eat a more plant-based diet. Here’s why.

Benjamin Selwyn, Professor of International Relations and International Development, Department of International Relations, University of Sussex • conversation
Jan. 23, 2024 ~7 min

Your body already has a built-in weight loss system that works like Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro – food and your gut microbiome

Weight loss and diabetes drugs target regulatory pathways involved in metabolism that the microbes in your gut and certain molecules from food already play a key role in regulating.

Christopher Damman, Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of Washington • conversation
Jan. 16, 2024 ~7 min

Do you eat with your eyes, your gut or your brain? A neuroscientist explains how to listen to your hunger during the holidays

You likely know that the sight and smell of food can trigger cravings. But internal cues from your gut and your brain play just as important a role in the decisions you make around food.

Alex Johnson, Associate Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, Michigan State University • conversation
Dec. 20, 2023 ~8 min

How active are the microorganisms in your yogurt? We created a new tool to study probiotic activity — and made it out of cardboard

Probiotics are great for your gut, but which sources contain the most beneficial bacteria? Newly developed sensors are helping scientists figure it out.

George Chumanov, Professor of Chemistry, Clemson University • conversation
Dec. 19, 2023 ~7 min


Why do people have wisdom teeth?

Two dental experts explain that these furthest-back molars may be a not-so-necessary leftover from early human evolution.

Seth M. Weinberg, Professor of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences and Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
Dec. 11, 2023 ~6 min

How cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger became the scents of winter holidays, far from their tropical origins

Spices have been prized commodities for centuries. Today, ‘warm’ flavors boost our health and spirits in fall and winter.

Serina DeSalvio, Ph.D. Candidate in Genetics and Genomics, Texas A&M University • conversation
Dec. 11, 2023 ~8 min

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