Bacteria really eat plastic
The bacterium Rhodococcus ruber eats and actually digests plastic. This has been shown in laboratory experiments by PhD student Maaike ...
Tag: eat
New app to help people eat the right portion sizes to get to 5 a day
A new app has been developed to help people reach the recommended target of eating five portions of fruits and ...
Scientists release UK roadmap for managing key ingredient behind all the food we eat
As phosphate fertiliser prices remain at very high levels after spiking this year, scientists are calling for urgent measures to ...
Want to eat healthy and save the planet? Replace beef with Spirulina algae
New Reichman University study: Credit: Gilad Kavalerchik New Reichman University study: Want to eat healthy and save the planet? Replace ...
Dinosaur teeth reveal what they didn’t eat
Scratches on dinosaur teeth could reveal what they really ate. For the first time, dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA) has ...
You are “what you eat”, but you are not “where you live”
Genetic studies of the past 20 years have extensively shown how, across human populations worldwide, the majority of genetic differences ...
Heat or eat? Prepayment users consume less fruit and vegetables, study finds
People using prepayment energy meters consume less fruit and vegetables compared to those using alternative payment methods, according to new ...
New survey: 91% of parents say their family is less stressed when they eat together
Survey Highlights: 91% of parents notice their family is less stressed when they share family meals together. 65% of surveyed ...
Which grains you eat can impact your risk of getting heart disease earlier
In one of the first studies to examine the relationship between different types of grain intake and premature coronary artery ...
How does what we eat affect our healthspan and longevity? It’s a complex dynamic system
September 21, 2022-- The answer to a relatively concise question – how does what we eat affect how we age ...
New 3D model shows: Megalodon could eat prey the size of entire killer whales
The reconstructed megadolon (Otodus megalodon) was 16 meters long and weighed over 61 tons. It was estimated that it could ...
All the better to better eat you with – dinosaurs evolved different eye socket shapes to allow stronger bites
Large dinosaur predators, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, evolved different shapes of eye sockets to better deal with high bite forces, ...
Women urged to eat potassium-rich foods to improve their heart health
Sophia Antipolis, 22 July 2022: Women who eat bananas, avocados and salmon could reduce the negative effects of salt in ...
‘You are what you eat,’ and now researchers know exactly what you’re eating
An international team of scientists, led by researchers at University of California San Diego, report a new method called untargeted ...
As these bacteria eat, they generate an unusual triangular molecule that can be used to make jet fuel
Aircrafts transport people, ship goods, and perform military operations, but the petroleum-based fuels that power them are in short supply. ...
Suffering from a smell disorder? Eat chili, menthol and rapeseed oil
Smell plays a key role in our ability to enjoy food. However, many people suffer from a lost, impaired or ...
Southern resident killer whales not getting enough to eat since 2018
The endangered southern resident killer whale population isn’t getting enough to eat, and hasn’t been since 2018, a new UBC ...
What did Megalodon eat? Anything it wanted — including other predators.
New Princeton research shows that prehistoric megatooth sharks — the biggest sharks that ever lived — were apex predators at the highest level ever ...
Study provides new insights into how acculturation affects what teens eat
Rockville, Maryland (June 14, 2022) — A new study has revealed how acculturation — the process of assimilating to a ...
New weight-loss intervention targets instinctive desire to eat
People who are highly responsive to food lost more weight and, importantly, were more successful at keeping the pounds off ...