Food safety
Research: Detecting harmful industrial plastic chemicals in American fast food
More than 80% of popular fast food in the United States contains harmful chemicals such as phthalates and other industrial plastic ingredients.
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Animal world
New discovery: Ants 'vomit' into each other's mouths to form social relations
New research shows that the act of vomiting into each other's mouth is not only to pass food to each other, but also to form social relationships.
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New type of insoluble ice can keep cold for 13 hours, reuse many times
Scientists have created a new type of ice with a composition of more than 90% water, which is antibacterial and reusable many times.
Health
What to eat to avoid blood clots?
Up to 80% of strokes are caused by blood clots. Adding beneficial foods will help you limit this phenomenon. Thrombosis (blood clot)
Biology
The only bee in the world without a stinger, evolved to eat meat
Vulture bees' guts contain different bacteria than vegetarian bees, which help them digest meat.
Entertainment
Food that cannot be missed on Thanksgiving
The indispensable dish on Thanksgiving day is the fragrant, golden roast turkey. So besides turkey, what else on the menu this day?
Health
5 best foods to lower blood sugar and control diabetes
If you have diabetes or are at risk for diabetes, you need to pay attention to regulate your blood sugar with a healthy diet.
Oceanography
After 170 years of industrialization, humans have broken a law that has existed for billions of years in the ocean
When humans dominated the oceans, we defeated the top predators to sit at the top of the food chain.
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The factory produces 22,600 kg of artificial meat per year
The Upside Foods factory is equipped with bioreactors to make meat from animal cells without slaughter.
Oceanography
What Animals Live in the Deep Sea?
Deep-sea animals live under darkness, cold temperatures, high pressure and limited food, so many have evolved traits rarely seen in shallow water. The community includes…
Oceanography
You may not know: Humpback whales consume more than 18,000 tons of food every day
By collecting data directly from the mouths of humpback whales, scientists have measured the incredible amount of food they can consume.
Archeology
How did ancient people preserve food?
Refrigerators are a modern invention and have been around since the beginning of the 20th century.
Space science
Unique idea wins NASA space food contest
3D printed steaks, insect proteins, mushrooms are some of the unique ideas among the winners of NASA's space food competition.
Scientific application
Singapore turns durian peels into medical bandages
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have successfully developed a process to turn durian skins into antibacterial gel bandages.
Scientific works
Greenhouses grow mutant seeds in space
The company's high-tech greenhouse StarLab Oasis will grow mutant seeds in space in the desert and in Earth's orbit.