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. ...
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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 ...
Nonlethal parasites reduce how much their wild hosts eat, leading to ecosystem effects
Deer, caribou, bison and other similar animals are often infected by a range of internal parasites, including worms called helminths. ...
Study finds children with vegetarian diet have similar growth and nutrition compared to children who eat meat
A study of nearly 9,000 children found those who eat a vegetarian diet had similar measures of growth and nutrition ...
What do grasshoppers eat? It’s not just grass! New Leicester research shows similarities with mammal teeth like never before
New research led by palaeobiologists at the University of Leicester has identified startling similarities between the mouths of grasshoppers and ...
People with diabetes who eat less processed food at night may live longer
WASHINGTON—The time of day that people with diabetes eat certain foods may be just as important to their well-being as ...
Children eat what they like, but food intake driven more by what they dislike
It is often said that “children eat what they like,” but the results of a new study by Penn State ...
We are what we eat, and more: Shaping our microbiome
We now know that the microbes that live in our intestines – our microbiome – influence our health in many ...
Tell me what you eat and I will tell you how your microbiota evolves
Our gut is inhabited by a diverse community of microbes, the gut microbiota. This community, composed of hundreds of different ...
Study finds reduced microbial diversity in guts of wild bears that eat human food
A recent study suggests that eating human food has a pronounced effect on the microbiome of black bears. Specifically, researchers ...
High-resolution lab experiments show how cells ‘eat’
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study shows how cell membranes curve to create the “mouths” that allow the cells to ...
Why are certain heavy metals okay to eat? (video)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 2021 — Heavy metals have a reputation for being dangerous, but some are essential nutrients that you ...
Eat, Grow, Save Agrobiodiversity: Congress gathers participants from around the globe
Hundreds of nutritious Peruvian potato varieties. Climate-resilient types of rice. An Indigenous Peoples’ support system in Northeast India. Local fruit ...
How to eat a poison butterfly
Scientists now understand how certain animals can feed on picturesque, orange monarch butterflies, which are filled from head to abdomen ...
What it takes to eat a poisonous butterfly
Monarch butterflies and their close relatives thrive on poisonous milkweed, thanks to genetic mutations that block the effects of the ...
World’s largest whales eat more than previously thought, amplifying their role as global ecosystem engineers
New research co-authored by Nicholas Pyenson, curator of fossil marine mammals at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, shows ...
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The pair of Orcas deterring Great White Sharks – by ripping open their torsos for livers
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COVID-19 fattens up our body’s cells to fuel its viral takeover
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nTIDE May 2022 COVID Update: Uncertainty about inflation tempers good news for people with disabilities
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Wayne State and Great Lakes Water Authority to create workforce and laboratory center of the future
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Ovarian cancer in the fatty omentum: Metabolic enzyme’s key role in tumor metastasis
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A closer look into the emergence of antibiotic resistance in bioaerosols and its monitoring