In 2007’s The Bucket List, Jack Nicholson’s billionaire magnate is a fan of a luxury coffee called kopi luwak, only to be informed that the beans first pass through the digestive tracts of civets and ...

KASARAGOD: Elevated levels of caprylic acid and capric acid methyl esters — compounds known for their flavour-enhancing properties and dairy-like aroma — are what imparts kopi luwak, also known as ...

Asian palm civets eat coffee cherries, digest the fruit, and excrete the beans. Collectors wash the feces off the beans, process them, and sell them for up to $400 per kilogram. Coffee shops then ...

The world’s most prized coffee comes from partially digested beans pooped out by the Asian palm civet. Now, researchers are delving into why this “civet coffee” is so tasty. New chemical analyses of ...

It has been described as nutty, chocolatey, earthy and even fishy: a wildly expensive coffee that can sell for more than 100 times the price of regular brews, made from beans eaten and excreted by ...

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A civet cat and its four cubs were rescued from a residential area in Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. The wildlife protection department swiftly acted upon receiving information about their ...

Sarah never imagined her weekend would involve measuring her tabby’s waste. But when Milo’s litter box deposits suddenly doubled in size, she grew concerned. A quick vet visit revealed mild ...

Male fertility rates have been plummeting over the past half-century. An analysis from 1992 noted a steady decrease in sperm counts and quality since the 1940s. A more recent study found that male ...

Male fertility rates have been plummeting over the past half-century. An analysis from 1992 noted a steady decrease in sperm counts and quality since the 1940s. A more recent study found that male ...