Sugar-sweetened beverages increase cardiometabolic disease risk more than starches
In California, while calories from any food may increase the risk of obesity and other cardiometabolic diseases, 22 nutrition researchers agreed that sugar-sweetened beverages...
Tropical forests now emit more carbon than they capture
In Massachusetts, a new, cutting-edge approach to measuring changes in aboveground forest carbon density has helped scientists determine that widespread deforestation, degradation and disturbance...
Low cost, disposable graphene nanoparticle strips detect pesticides instantaneously in the field
In Iowa, a team at Iowa State University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering created a flexible, low cost and disposable biosensor that can detect pesticides...
Great tomato flavor is coming back to the supermarket
In Florida, the keys to a better-tasting supermarket tomato were identified in a global study led by a University of Florida researcher. By studying...
Agroforestry sequesters more soil organic carbon than conventional farming
In Pennsylvania, agroforestry could play an important role in mitigating climate change because it sequesters more atmospheric carbon in plant parts and soil than...
What Do Asian Citrus Psyllids and Horseshoe Crabs Have in Common?
In New York, researchers give hope to Florida citrus growers based on new findings regarding citrus psyllids. When Asian citrus psyllids are fighting infection...
Kimchi helps prevent allergic diseases and high blood pressure
In South Korea, kimchi, one of Korea's major fermented foods, is helpful in preventing allergic diseases, obesity, and anemia, according to a new paper....
Wearable sensors for plants
In Iowa, researchers at Iowa State University are working with new, low-cost, easily produced, graphene-based, sensors-on-tape that can be attached to plants and can...
Cameras and artificial intelligence detect cow lameness early and automatically
In Japan, a group of researchers led by Osaka University developed an early detection method for cow lameness, a major disease of dairy cattle...
Plant Meat Matters kicks off to enable industrial-scale plant protein production
In the Netherlands, the Plant Meat Matters project, a four-year, public-private partnership kicked off to study the appearance, texture, taste and sustainability benefits of...