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Scientist wins 'Environment Nobel' for shedding light on hidden fungal networks
AFP, Published on 14/01/2026
» WASHINGTON — Beneath the surface of forests, grasslands and farms across the world, vast fungal webs form underground trading systems to exchange nutrients with plant roots, acting as critical climate regulators as they draw down 13 billion tonnes of carbon annually.
Foie gras that skips the force-feeding is developed by physicists
New York Times, Published on 26/03/2025
» BOSTON — Thomas Vilgis, a food physicist at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Germany, has been in love with foie gras for a quarter century. The luxurious delicacy is a pâté or mousse made from the rich, fattened livers of ducks or geese.
Snack bars out, salmon in: US revamps 'healthy' food labels
AFP, Published on 20/12/2024
» WASHINGTON - The United States has redefined what qualifies as "healthy" food for the first time in 30 years, striking items like white bread from the list while welcoming nutrient-rich options such as eggs and salmon, officials said Thursday.
Cockroach sex takes strange turn, more mutations emerge
New York Times, Published on 29/03/2023
» NEW YORK: Cockroaches are changing up their sex lives, and it is all our fault. Faced with sweet poisoned bait, roaches first ended up with a mutation that made them hate sweets, hindering their mating strategies. Now, more roach mutations are emerging, showing you cannot keep a good pest down.
'Surprising' ancient Egyptian mummy ingredients discovered
AFP, Published on 02/02/2023
» PARIS - The discovery of dozens of beakers and bowls in a mummification workshop has helped reveal how ancient Egyptians embalmed their dead, with some "surprising" ingredients imported from as far as Southeast Asia, a study said Wednesday.
Scientists learn how otters stay hotter
AFP, Published on 09/07/2021
» WASHINGTON - Sea otters are a hardy lot.
Little Richard, rock's flashy founding father, dies at 87
AFP, Published on 09/05/2020
» NEW YORK - Little Richard, whose outrageous showmanship and lightning-fast rhythms intoxicated crowds in the 1950s with hits like "Tutti Frutti" and "Long Tall Sally," has died. He was 87 years old.
Founding father of rock Little Richard has died: Rolling Stone
AFP, Published on 09/05/2020
» NEW YORK - Little Richard, whose outrageous showmanship and lightning-fast rhythms intoxicated crowds in the 1950s with hits like "Tutti Frutti" and "Long Tall Sally," has died. He was 87 years old.
Mexican lower house passes junk-food label law
AFP, Published on 02/10/2019
» MEXICO CITY - Mexico's lower house unanimously passed a bill Tuesday to make manufacturers put warning labels on junk food, defying industry pressure in a bid to protect consumers' health in one of the world's most obese countries.
Legendary New Orleans blues pianist Dr. John dies at 77
AFP, Published on 07/06/2019
» WASHINGTON - Dr. John, the American jazz musician who delighted fans for decades with his legendary piano riffs and unmistakable hoarse voice, died Thursday, his family said.