by sagesgroup | Oct 12, 2023 | Food, Gut health, History, homepage, hp-latest, Science, South America
— Chanlatte and Narganes, CC-BY 4.0 Poop is an unlikely biographer of human life, but it can hold rich and varied stories. Fossilized feces, known as coprolites, have revealed the diets of ancient humans, what their gut bacteria microbiome was like, and even what...by sagesgroup | Sep 4, 2023 | Food, Health, homepage, Sports, Syndicated, The Conversation
The stories of Asterix and his friend Obelix introduced us to a magic potion that comes in a small bottle and doesn’t taste good but dramatically increases strength and fitness. Sports nutrition scientists have been trying to find or develop a compound with such...by sagesgroup | Sep 3, 2023 | Biology, Environment, Food, homepage, knowable-magazine, Science, Syndicated
On an overcast spring morning in 2012, Federica Bertocchini was tending to her honeybees close to where she lived in Santander, on Spain’s picturesque northern coast. One of the honeycombs “was plagued with worms,” says the amateur apiarist, referring to the pesky...by sagesgroup | Jul 18, 2023 | Food, Health, homepage, hp-latest, Mind and Body
Aspartame, the low-calorie sweetener that flavors Diet Coke, Trident gum, and sugar replacement packets like Equal, has been deemed “possibly carcinogenic to humans” by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) cancer research branch, the International Agency for Research...by sagesgroup | Jul 4, 2023 | Food, Health, homepage, Science, Syndicated, The Conversation
Rice is a staple food for billions of people in Asia and Africa. It’s also a versatile ingredient for many iconic dishes from around the world, including dolmades from Greece, risottos from Italy, paella from Spain, and rice puddings from the United Kingdom. Despite...by sagesgroup | Jun 25, 2023 | Biology, Entertainment, Environment, Food, homepage, knowable-magazine, Science, Syndicated
Plants may seem defenseless against insects, having neither hands nor tails to brush them away. But many produce potent repellent chemicals, ranging from ones that just taste or smell bad to ones that can kill. These disgusting compounds work well against nibbling and...