Consumers May Be Wasting More Than Twice as Much Food as Commonly Believed
Widely used estimates don't account for effects of affluence on consumer behavior—and affluent consumers waste more food
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Domesticated Wheat Has Complex Parentage
Wild and cultivated wheats from southeast Mediterranean and Turkey interbred during domestication
New Model Shows How Crop Rotation Helps Combat Plant Pests
Simulations incorporate evolutionary theory to evaluate different rotation patterns
Young Male Cancer Survivors May Benefit from Testosterone Replacement
Young male cancer survivors have lower testosterone levels than the healthy population, associated with increased trunk fat mass and worse quality of life than matched controls
Global Warming's Impact on Undernourishment
It has been well documented that global warming will indirectly result in more undernourished people through threatening crop production in the long term
Women Less Likely to Receive Canadian Federal Research Funding
Research has already shown that women at all career stages are more likely to leave academia than men, and studies have hinted that women also receive less funding
Last Year's Extreme Snowfall Wiped out Breeding of Arctic Animals and Plants
Climate change affects ecosystems not only through warming, but also by delivering more extreme weather events
Toxin Promotes Cattle-To-Cattle Transmission of Deadly Escherichia Coli Strains
In a new study, researchers tested whether Stx2a is important for calf-to-calf transmission by comparing E. coli O157 strains with and without Stx2a
New Vulnerability Found in Major Human Viruses
Structural feature may lead to antivirals for the common cold, polio, and other pathogens
