by Emma Bryce | Dec 17, 2021 | Daily Science
Explaining to consumers why buying a wonky carrot is good for the environment makes them more accepting of its flaws. This transparent messaging, combined with a sales approach to mix ‘ugly’ with ‘regular’ produce, could encourage people to buy misshapen fruitsand... 
by Prachi Patel | Dec 16, 2021 | Daily Science, Food & Agriculture
Plant-based meat alternatives are increasingly finding their way onto grocery store shelves and restaurant menus. To make products that have the same taste and mouthfeel as the real thing, cutting-edge startup companies are using 3D-printing to make their fake meats.... 
by Warren Cornwall | Dec 15, 2021 | Daily Science, Oceans
Finding a sea anemone bobbing in the middle of the ocean is a bit like stumbling across a rainforest-dwelling kapok tree perched on a Saharan sand dune. Yet, that’s what has happened in recent years as people sailing the Pacific Ocean in search of plastic trash... 
by Sarah DeWeerdt | Dec 14, 2021 | Cities, Daily Science
A living wall composed of pockets of greenery installed on the outside of a building can shrink the amount of heat lost through an un-insulated wall by nearly one-third, according to a new study. The findings suggest a new strategy for making older buildings more... 
by Emma Bryce | Dec 10, 2021 | Daily Science, Food & Agriculture, Uncategorized
Meat consumption is growing globally. But a handful of countries are bucking this trend, and their appetite for meat is in decline. A group of researchers argues that these nations—New Zealand, Canada, and Switzerland—have in fact reached ‘peak meat’, a point beyond... 
