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It’s long been recommended that pregnant women drink no more than two to three cups of coffee a day, yet new research has suggested that there are no adverse affects to coffee-drinking during pregnancy.
Scientists have identified a gene that has helped deadly E.coli bacteria evade antibiotics. The new discovery has forced scientists to rethink treatments currently used to fight the pathogen.
Research from an Australian university has questioned whether fly larvae commonly used for animal feed could be a feasible protein substitute.
The researchers analysed five wild blue crabs samples, 10 oysters, 10 farmed tiger prawns, 10 wild squid and 10 wild sardines.
Analysis of pesticide run-off into the Great Barrier Reef has found that 99.8 percent of water samples contained pesticide mixtures, and researchers are now working with farmers to try and alleviate the problem.
Australian scientists have developed a dipstick that can be used to test for pathogens even in the most remote locations.
The global appetite for avocado may be sated after all as researchers at Queensland University develop a technique to double production in the region.
11 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
A study exploring the benefits that fruit and vegetables can have for psychological well-being has demonstrated that they can increase happiness levels...
Milk is a highly perishable food so to enable it to be stored and distributed for consumption without spoilage, and without being a health risk through growth of pathogenic bacteria, it is heat treated. The most common type of heat treatment in many parts of the world is pasteurisation, which…
