Bio-hybrid robots turn food waste into functional machines

Pesticides and other common chemical pollutants are toxic to our ‘good’ gut bacteria

Invisible poison: Airborne mercury from gold mining is contaminating African food crops, new study warns

Scientists discover a gene that could triple wheat production

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New research ferments the perfect recipe for fine chocolate flavour

Reusable ‘jelly ice’ keeps things cold — without meltwater

4,000-year-old teeth record the earliest traces of people chewing psychoactive betel nuts

Helping me, inhibiting you: Analysis of interactions between intestinal microbiota

Beetroot juice lowers blood pressure in older people by changing oral microbiome

Ocean ‘greening’ at poles could spell changes for fisheries

One in five US foods and drinks contain synthetic dyes, study shows

Brewed for longevity: drinking coffee linked with healthy aging in women

Cracking the banana code: Scientists unravel genetic secrets behind key traits

Gut microbiome composition and food insecurity linked to risk of cognitive impairment in adults

Hold the cream and sugar: black coffee linked to lower risk of death

Pasteurizing fruit smoothies could improve digestion of beneficial polyphenols

Sniffing out hunger: a nose-to-brain connection linked to appetite

Black tea and berries could contribute to healthier aging

Vitamin D slows ageing by nearly 75 percent in first large-scale trial

Sleepy greens: Melatonin microinjectors extend veggie shelf life