Scientists watched wild capuchin monkeys for 45 months and recorded around 280 vertebrate-eating events; when fruit became scarce, the monkeys increasingly turned to lizards, snakes and other animals for food
Capuchin monkeys (Representative Image/ Canva) For most people, monkeys are closely associated with fruit, leaves and insects. But when their preferred plant foods become harder to find, some capuchin monkeys appear willing to switch strategies. They…
In the 1500s, Spanish explorers left pigs on a Georgia island as future food; centuries of feast and famine produced hogs that rapidly store fat and are now used to study obesity and metabolic disease
Ossabaw Island Hogs (Representational Image Generated using AI tool) Centuries ago, Spanish explorers sailing along the coast of what is now the United States brought pigs with them as a practical food supply. Some escaped, while others were deliberately…
Scientists turned plastic bottles and corn waste into protein-rich cookies; the food could help tackle hunger problem and also feed space crews
The technology could also potentially be used in places such as submarines and future human settlements on the Moon or Mars (American chemical society photo) Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU Carbondale) are working on a…
Somalia faces another hunger crisis and the UN food agency head says it has far less funds to help
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Six million people in Somalia are facing acute food insecurity while the World Food Program has only a tenth of the resources it had in 2022 when it helped avert famine in the drought- and conflict-stricken East African nationthe…
In 1911, Norwegian whalers released 10 reindeer on South Georgia for food and hunting; a century later nearly 7,000 were removed after the herds damaged native vegetation
In 1911, Norwegian whalers released 10 reindeer on South Georgia for food and hunting When Norwegian whalers brought ten reindeer to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia in 1911, the plan was simple: provide a steady supply of fresh meat and give…
Who was Roger Duarte? Miami food entrepreneur among 7 killed in Kenya helicopter crash
Roger Duarte, the Miami food entrepreneur behind George Stone Crab and My Ceviche, was among seven people killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya on August 19. Duarte was 42. The crash happened near Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County, northern Kenya, at…
In 1958, the US moved 25 caribou to an Alaska island as emergency food for military personnel; by 2005, their herd had grown to 2,750
A herd of just 25 caribou calves released on a remote Alaskan island in 1958 to provide emergency meat for US military personnel eventually grew to 2,750 animals by 2005. The rapid growth placed heavy pressure on the fragile ecosystem of the Aleutian…
California man’s front-yard food forest was approved by his HOA; a new board later fined him $750 for the same garden
For Michael Sherman, the front yard of his Chino, California, home is not simply landscaping. It is a “food forest” filled with plants that produce food for his family and, at times, for his neighbours. But after years of maintaining the garden, Sherman…
This food package can tell when meat is spoiling by changing colour from purple-red to yellow-green before the damage is obvious
A packet of meat can look fresh on the supermarket shelf even while bacteria are already multiplying inside. By the time a spoiled smell, discolouration or slimy texture becomes obvious, indicating that the meat has gone stale, the food may no longer be…
UAE markets stable amid escalation between Iran, US and Israel, food prices, stock updates: Panic buying in UAE as oil prices soar?
UAE food stocks update: Are supermarkets sold out amid tensions between Iran, US and Israel? Amid rising geopolitical tensions in West Asia, including a recent missile exchange between Iran, the United States and Israel, unsettling Gulf cities and…