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Plants under attack can turn hungry caterpillars into cannibals
When does a (typically) vegetarian caterpillar become a cannibalistic caterpillar, even when there is still plenty of plant left to eat? When the tomato plant it’s feeding on makes cannibalism the best option. “It often starts with one caterpillar biting another one in the rear, which then oozes. And it goes downhill from there,” says…
The New Nourishing: Savoury Brekkie Sweet Potato
Sweet potato for breakfast? We love it! You can cook the potatoes ahead of time and make a whole batch for the week, then reheat them in the microwave or oven right before serving. Savoury Brekkie Sweet Potato (serves one) Small sweet potato 1, scrubbed clean and pricked with a fork. Avocado ½,…
Florent Tanet Food Photography
Prismatic displays of color and shape define the minimalistic images of food photographer Florent Tanet.
Cooler cows have healthier calves
Environmental influences affecting cows during pregnancy have been shown to induce life-long physical and metabolic changes in the offspring. To learn more about the effects of heat stress on calves conceived during the summer, Pablo Pinedo, from Colorado State University, and Albert De Vries, from the University of Florida, examined data from more than 150…
The more pesticides bees eat, the more they like them
Bumblebees acquire a taste for pesticide-laced food as they become more exposed to it, a behaviour showing possible symptoms of addiction. This study of bumblebee behaviour indicates that the risk of pesticide-contaminated food entering bee colonies may be higher than previously thought, which can have impacts on colony reproductive success. In research published today in…
Braised Kale with Black Quinoa & a Bit of Risotto
When Kale meets Quinoa in a recipe it is sure to be a huge hit. The two trendiest foods in America have found a new home in this savory veggie stew
Study finds no evidence of natural gas from fracking in Ohio drinking water
A study of drinking water in Appalachian Ohio found no evidence of natural gas contamination from recent oil and gas drilling. Geologists with the University of Cincinnati examined drinking water in Carroll, Stark and Harrison counties, a rural region in northeast Ohio where many residents rely on water from private underground wells. The time-series study…
I Ate Like Supermodel Kate Upton for Three Days — and It Wasn’t That Hard
What It Is: Kate Upton x Urban Remedy Meal Plan Who Tried It: Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE.com associate editor Level of Difficulty: 4/10 When I think Kate Upton, three things come to mind: Her laugh-out-loud role in The Other Woman, her picture-perfect relationship with husband Justin Verlander and her totally enviable physique (and body-positive attitude to…
Heat is driving off clouds that dampen California wildfires
Sunny California may be getting too sunny. Increasing summer temperatures brought on by a combination of intensifying urbanization and warming climate are driving off once common low-lying morning clouds in many southern coastal areas of the state, leading to increased risk of wildfires, says a new study. “Cloud cover is plummeting in southern coastal California,”…