Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. Beneath the feet of millions of New Yorkers, an ant species found nowhere else in North America has been thriving in the concrete jungle for more than a decade, surprising scientists with its unique ability… Read More »
All mammals have milk-producing mammary glands, a feature that has fascinated scientists for many years. Questions remain largely unanswered, including why mammary glands evolved in the first place, how they have adapted across species, and what unique evolutionary pressures shaped their development. To investigate how diverse species develop unique solutions to biological challenges, my team… Read More »
In a recently published study Cancer Screening and PreventionResearchers reviewed current knowledge about the beneficial and harmful effects of dietary patterns and dietary supplements on cancer risk. To work: Diet and Supplements for Cancer PreventionImage Credit: Josep Suria/Shutterstock.com Background In addition to lifestyle choices, an important modifiable risk factor for cancer is diet. An increasing… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. Mercury, the smallest planet in the Solar System and the planet closest to the Sun, may have a diamond layer as thick as 18 kilometers (11 miles) beneath its surface. Diamonds may have formed shortly… Read More »
In a recent review published in the journal Cell, The researchers discussed recent advances in molecular nutrition, focusing on pharmaceutical and dietary interventions to manage energy balance and their interactions with the gut microbiome in humans. Furthermore, they explored emerging dietary patterns and the nutritional implications of microbiome research. Review: Digesting the complex metabolic effects… Read More »
In a recent study published in the journal Nutrition and Diabetes, Researchers are investigating whether the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) affects the risk of gestational diabetes (GDM). To work: Adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern and risk of gestational diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.Image Credit: Olga Gavrilova / Shutterstock.com GDM and MedDiet… Read More »
Living on opposite sides of the world, Shamim Ahamed and Purvi Tiwari experienced uncomfortable conditions in greenhouses during their separate doctoral studies, leading them to examine the temperature of indoor structures. Tiwari, a researcher at the Indira Gandhi Agricultural University in India, realized that the heat-increasing effect of greenhouses was a major concern that needed… Read More »
A new study suggests that climate change is changing the very essence of the Earth. As polar and glacial ice melts due to global warming, water that was once concentrated at the top and bottom of the globe is being redistributed toward the equator. The extra mass at the center of the Earth slows its… Read More »
Tampons are one of the most popular menstrual products in a growing market that now includes menstrual underwear, menstrual cups, and more. They’ve been around since the 1930s and are still essential for many, used by 80% of people who menstruate. But there’s been little research examining potential contaminants in tampons and whether they pose… Read More »
The critical role of nutrition in health necessitates the development of dietary assessment tools that can accurately assess causal relationships with various health outcomes. A recently published study Nature Metabolism Examines the potential utility of food intake biomarkers (BFIs) in objective and accurate dietary assessments. To work: Towards precision nutrition: Unlocking biomarkers as dietary assessment… Read More »