University of Colorado Boulder researchers have discovered an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps the snakes consume enormous meals and go months without eating yet remain ...

Women of Kenya’s Turkana community often walk miles each day in scorching heat to collect water for their animals and ...

Maple sugar and honey are natural sweeteners with different health benefits. Learn more about their nutritional values and when to add them to your diet.

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Around 200 million animals are used in lab research around the world each year. Organoids may one day replace them.

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The horseshoe crab is one of the oldest surviving animals on Earth, and its blood plays a crucial role in modern medicine. Its bright blue blood contains special cells that instantly react to ...

Nearly 40% of California-grown nonorganic produce has residues from PFAS pesticides — potentially toxic “forever chemicals” ...

Paraxanthine is the main metabolite produced when the body processes caffeine. The liver converts caffeine into three compounds: paraxanthine, theobromine and theophylline. Of these, paraxanthine is ...

Butterflies are often seen as delicate pollinators, but many species display complex survival behaviors rarely noticed. Some ...

Brunei the orangutan is a good sport when Dr. Lily Parkinson draws some blood. “I'm finding his blood vessel on the ultrasound, and then poking it and getting blood, which was very cooperative of him, ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Small, creative nutrition habits—like adding ...