‘Flash droughts’ are growing increasingly common

Fast-forming droughts are occurring more often and with greater speed in many parts of the world due to climate change, a new study finds. These “flash droughts” are replacing more…

Students Plan Plant-Based Meals for Earth Week

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) – In honor of Earth Week, Auburn students plan a plant-based meal at the Edge Central Dining Hall.  Auburn students, Grace Reilein, Emory Morgan and Elie Creswell,…

Plant-based seafood market continues to swim upstream, but adds variety to consumer diets

Consumer perception of plant-based foods is rooted in nutrition and health, according to FMI – The Food Industry Association’s report, Power of Plant-Based Seafood.​ The benefits of a plant-based diet…

Boosh Plant-Based Brands Inc. Announces Engagement with Storied Health Partners and Debt Settlement – Boosh Plant-Based Brands (OTC:VGGIF)

Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – April 13, 2023) – Boosh Plant-Based Brands Inc. VEGI VGGIF (FSE: 77i) (“Boosh” or the “Company“), a premier plant-based brand in the “better for you” food…

Father’s Alcohol Consumption Before Conception Linked to Brain and Facial Defects in Offspring

Summary: Researchers report paternal alcohol exposure prior to conception is associated with an increased risk of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and facial growth defects in their offspring. Source: Texas A&M…

Listening to Music During Pregnancy Benefits Baby Brain’s Ability to Encode Speech Sounds

Summary: Exposure to music or the sound of the mother singing while in the womb was associated with better neural encoding of speech sounds in infants. Source: University of Barcelona…

How Creativity Is Possible Despite Frustration

Summary: People can unlock their creative potential and enhance their creativity by embracing frustration and using it as a tool to inspire new methods and ideas. Source: Jacobs University In…

Podcast transcript – Functional Ecologists

In this podcast for Functional Ecology, Assistant Editor, Frank Harris, sits down with Lauren Nadler and Sandra Binning—two of the four guest editors (also Shelley Adamo & Dana Hawley)—to discuss…

Global Plant-Based Burger Market Predicted to Quadruple by 2033 to $23.2 Billion

The plant-based burger market is expected to grow from $5.1 billion to $23.2 billion by 2033, according to a new market analysis by research firm Future Market Insights (FMI). The…

Does conventional livestock farming use drugs at ‘unnecessarily high levels’, endangering human health, as activist critics claim?

Livestock farming generates some striking external impacts: while production provides 30% of human dietary protein, it occupies 75% of agricultural land, emits 14–17% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, and uses…