You enter the dining hall and see different cuisines such as Asian lo mein, Mexican carne asada, and Italian pasta; your mouth starts to salivate … it all looks scrumptious and delicious! Food tastes amazing and sometimes you may eat more than you plan to or don’t have any vegetables on your plate. Unfortunately, you […]
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As food availability in the Northern Hemisphere decrease in the fall, many birds travel southward. This seasonal trend of mass travel is known as migration. To prepare for a large migration, birds often stock up on fruits and other food sources. But with invasive plant species overtaking their native counterparts, birds are struggling to obtain
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Thirty-one pints of ice cream are consumed by the average American each year, making up the 1.3 billion gallons of ice cream U.S. manufacturers churned out in 2021, according to the International Dairy Foods Association. The global ice cream market shows no signs of slowing down with a nearly 50% estimated growth in worth from
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There’s much to love about Halloween: elaborate costumes, spooky decorations, time with friends, and of course, candy. After all, what’s Halloween without the sacks of M&Ms, Twix, and Starbursts? The answer is much healthier — but most people know only this simple fact. What’s really hiding inside Halloween candy? A familiar ingredient is high fructose
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On September 7th, 1978, Georgi Markov, a Bulgarian dissident of his country’s communist regime, was assassinated on a London street. His thigh was injected by a specially modified umbrella with an engineered pellet containing a lethal dose of the poison ricin. He died without a final diagnosis a few days later, and the murderer remains
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A world without chocolate seems impossible, with grocery stores stocking shelf after shelf of products ranging from bars to powder. However, if climate change continues at its current pace, a world without chocolate may become a reality. Even the smallest changes in climate can have serious consequences for the agricultural industry. As global temperatures increase,
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According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, in 2020, over 40 percent of the United States population was considered obese. Obesity causes many issues like coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, many types of cancers, and a weakened immune system. Due to the medical difficulties that come with obesity, the lifespan of
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Waking up to the smell of sizzling bacon and crispy toast can be a delicious way to start your morning. The bacon’s slight curls with crispy edges and the bread’s golden brown coloring are both caused by the same chemical reaction. Also known as the “browning reaction,” the Maillard reaction occurs during many different cooking
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Crisp apples, plump tomatoes, juicy berries, and citrusy oranges are endless luxuries in the middle of Boston’s cold, dead winter. Despite slush and ice covering grass and sidewalks, grocery shelves are fertile with everyone’s favorite produce. However, the fresh fruits and vegetables that fill the aisles involve a lengthy journey and intense science to get
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