Food

Browse ScienceInfo articles and explainers related to Food.

Topic archive

Articles about Food

3,471 published items.

New mode of spread of deadly bacteria in food
Biology

New mode of spread of deadly bacteria in food

Microbiologist Professor Keith Ireton of Florida State University has announced an active mechanism that plays an important role in the spread of deadly bacteria in food…

December 17, 2018
GM genetically modified plants
Biology

GM genetically modified plants

Entering the twenty-first century, the world population has increased dramatically while agricultural area has been decreasing due to urbanization and industrialization.

December 17, 2018
Chestnuts - Food of paradise
Biology

Chestnuts - Food of paradise

Chestnuts have been present in China and Japan since ancient times, long before the Roman army brought them to Europe. Many types of chestnuts have grown wild in Asian h…

December 17, 2018
Spray blood to avoid being eaten
Biology

Spray blood to avoid being eaten

In order to become a difficult item for predators, armor crickets have a great ability to spray blood out and vomit food out of their mouths whenever they are caught to…

December 17, 2018
Festival for drinking water
Biology

Festival for drinking water

Although brutally beaten by males during mating, females of beetle eating pea are still excited and constantly come back many times to

December 17, 2018
Butterfly - a super-scammer
Biology

Butterfly - a super-scammer

Butterflies hover around and seem to be very carefree with life. But scientists have discovered a butterfly that knows how to trick ants into feeding their babies.

December 17, 2018