While food insecurity has long been a focus of local and national policymakers and researchers, nutritional insecurity has been largely overlooked. A new study from the Institute for Food System Equity (IFSE) in the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences aims to change that. This is the first study to identify populations most… Read More »
They have scaly, forked tongues and can measure up to 20 feet long. Pythons may also be some of the most Earth-friendly meat that can be raised on the planet. A group of researchers studied two large python species for 12 months on farms in Thailand and Vietnam, where snake meat is considered a delicacy,… Read More »
A new study has found that extreme wind and rain could lead to bigger and worse desert locust outbreaks, while human-caused climate change is likely to intensify weather patterns and cause higher outbreak risks. The desert locust, a short-horned species found in some dry regions of northern and eastern Africa, the Middle East, and southern… Read More »
A new study has found that extreme wind and rain could lead to bigger and worse desert locust outbreaks, while human-caused climate change is likely to intensify weather patterns and cause higher outbreak risks. The desert locust, a short-horned species found in some dry regions of northern and eastern Africa, the Middle East, and southern… Read More »