Health

Why plant-based 'milks' are rising to the top

If you've been to any supermarket recently, you would've noticed the shelf space dedicated to milk alternatives such as oat, soy, almond and rice is expanding. Though they're not strictly speaking "milk," these plant-based ...

Medical research

Cow dung fires linked to black fungus epidemic in India

Cow dung, widely used as a fuel and in rituals in India, is likely behind an epidemic of black fungus that killed or maimed thousands of patients treated in the country for COVID-19 in 2021, say medical researchers.

Health

At what temperature does the weather become a problem?

When extreme heat becomes more frequent and temperatures remain high for extended periods of time, as it is currently the case in Canada and the American Northwest, physiological stress increases in humans, animals and crops. ...

Health

Researchers find toxin from maple tree in cow's milk

Cows can pass on the hypoglycin A toxin through their milk, a study by the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) in Toxins shows. The substance can cause severe ...

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