Calorie-Burning Fat
Bioengineers design nanoparticles that convert white fat storage cells to brown, calorie-burning ones.
Neandertal vs. Human Diets
By using more sophisticated technology to deal with a harsh and unpredictable Ice Age climate, modern humans may have been more successful at finding food than Neandertals.
Fisheries Recovery
A new report finds that global fisheries could boost both sustainability and annual catch.
Disease Fighting Beer Hops
Scientists are isolating and synthesizing the chemical compounds that make hops bitter, and studying their medicinal properties.
Food Security & Climate Change
Limited growing regions make staple crops like corn, wheat and soy more vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
Exercise & Weight Loss
Intense exercisers may burn no more calories per day than people who don’t exercise regularly.
Kids & Sugar
Some children are much better at detecting sugar in food and drink than others.
2016: The Year of the Bean
Increasing bean consumption can make both people and soils healthier.
Cocoa & Cardio Health
Compounds from cocoa beans may help fight cardiovascular disease.
Wine’s Fruity “Nose”
You can thank fruit flies for your favorite wine’s fruity “nose”.
6,000 Calorie Diet
Volunteers go on diets of 6,000 calories per day diet to help scientists figure out the link between excess calories and diabetes.
Beating Bitterness
How do certain foods banish the bitter aftertaste of some medications?
Human Superpredators
Our unique predatory behavior puts other predators, as well as entire ecosystems, at risk.
Diabetic Dolphins
Dolphin diets provide insight about preventing diabetes.
Brains & Bacteria
Growing evidence that populations of gut microbes may affect our brains.
Bacteria & Stomach Cancer
Bacteria that increase the risk of cancer hide out in the stomach.
Whale Contortionists
Baleen whales have rubbery nerves that allow them to stretch to twice their length when they feed.
Vitamin Supplement Risks
Research shows that vitamin pills are no replacement for vitamins in healthful food, and taking too many supplements can even have health risks.
Re-Wilding Crops
Can genetic engineering help “re-wild” our grains, fruits and vegetables?
Senescent Cells
Researchers make new inroads into preventing age-related diseases.
Fructose and Hunger
Does the sugar fructose fool us into eating more calories than we need?