Human nutrition is … both a social and a biological science … Precious little value is placed on studies of what people eat — and virtually none on the important field of why they eat it, and why they ...

John Keane receives funding from the Fisheries Research Development Corporation and the Tasmanian Government. Scott Ling receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Longspined sea urchins ...

What animal is cute, fuzzy and found on almost every continent (except Australia and Antartica)? Otters, of course. Part of the weasel family, these mammals are divided into 13 existing species. Some ...

Consider the sea urchin. Specifically, the painted urchin: Lytechinus pictus, a prickly Ping-Pong ball from the eastern Pacific Ocean. The species is a smaller and shorter-spined cousin of the purple ...

While poop is decidedly not on the menu for us humans, it’s a normal food for many animals. In one study in Tanzania, scientists remarked that hooded vultures showed more interest in protein-rich lion ...