Tag: food waste
About one-third of the food Americans buy is wasted, hurting the...
Brian E. Roe, The Ohio State University
You saw it at Thanksgiving, and you’ll likely see it at your...
Food expiration dates don’t have much science behind them – a...
Jill Roberts, University of South Florida
Florida’s outbreak of listeria has so far led to at least one death,...
‘Freezer burn’ is a serious problem – preventing ice recrystallization may...
Tong (Toni) Wang, University of Tennessee
Open the freezer door and there, way in the back, may be an...
‘Upcycling’ promises to turn food waste into your next meal
Rodney Holcomb, Oklahoma State University and Danielle Bellmer, Oklahoma State University
How would you like to dig into a...
How Taiwan uses Buddhist literature for environmental education
Natasha Heller, University of Virginia
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges that the world faces. A United Nations report has cautioned that greenhouse...
Better rat control in cities starts by changing human behavior
Michael H. Parsons, Fordham University and Jason Munshi-South, Fordham University
For centuries, rats have thrived in cities because of human behavior. In response, humans have...
Why some plastic packaging is necessary to prevent food waste and...
Manoj Dora, Brunel University London and Eleni Iacovidou, Brunel University London
There has been a surge in awareness of the damage that plastic pollution does...
The strange story of turkey tails speaks volumes about our globalized...
Michael Carolan, Colorado State University
Intensive livestock farming is a huge global industry that serves up millions of tons of beef, pork and poultry every...
EXPLORING NATURE
Climate change is making plants less nutritious − that could already...
Ellen Welti, Smithsonian Institution
More than one-third of all animals on Earth, from beetles to cows to elephants, depend...
