Authors should provide at the time of submission a short paragraph explaining why their work justifies urgent publication as a Communication. Ideally, a Full paper in Food & Function should follow ...

A new study looks at how natural selection works more subtly than previously believed while an organism is in a stable ...

It's the 21st century and "junk food" has gone global. For better or for worse (mostly worse), junk food is now available all over the world. We see it most everywhere we go -- in grocery and ...

What would a world without parasites look like? Despite the ubiquity of parasites and pathogens in all ecosystems, our understanding of their significance in mediating predator-prey interactions, ...

suggests that some species of zooplankton — a critical food source for freshwater fish — don’t adapt to pollution from road ...

Their food not only has a variable stoichiometry ... For example, some species of zooplankton (such as the crustacean Daphnia) have low body N:P ratio in their biomass while others (such as ...

The source of the pathogen has not yet been determined. The Food and Drug Administration reports that three people have been confirmed infected. The agency does not report where the people live or ...

October 3, 2024 • One of the first places shoppers may feel the effects of the dockworkers' strike is in the produce aisle. Hundreds of tons of bananas are stuck in transit — and they won't ...

What is ultra-processed food? There is no single definition of ultra-processed foods, but in general they contain ingredients not used in home cooking. Many are chemicals, colourings and ...

Oct. 9, 2024 — People with a preference for sweets are at a higher risk of developing depression, diabetes, and suffering a stroke, according to new ...

How big is the issue? With rising energy bills and the cost of food increasing, food poverty is now a reality for many. Some are forced to choose between heating and eating, and some parents are ...

Daphnia pulex, known more commonly as the water ... build resiliency in certain populations to protect vitally important food webs. Science is delving deeper into the wondrous world of evolution ...