Why do snakes make venom? Essentially to bring down prey for food, but snakes will also bite to defend themselves. Chemically, the poisons are very complex and are generally composed of numerous...
We are getting fatter.聽 The World Health Organization estimates that a seventh of the world鈥檚 population is overweight and about 300 million people can now be classified as obese.聽 What鈥檚 going on?...
Make no mistake about it: General Mills鈥檚 introduction of Cheerios sporting the label 鈥淣ot made with genetically modified ingredients鈥 is a mere marketing ploy and has nothing to do with health or...
You鈥檝e got to love the plot. A meteorite falls to earth and begins to ooze a revolting goo that dines on humans. It makes its way into a movie theatre, and in a classic scene, surges from the...
Judging by the hate mail directed his way, you would think that Dr. Alan Dangour had suggested banning baby kissing. In fact, all the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine nutritionist did...