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Experts: Failure to focus on farming will undermine global climate agreement and increase hunger

ROME, ITALY (18 November 2009) -- Alarmed by a substantial oversight in the global climate talks leading up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next month, more than 60 of the world's most prominent agricultural scientists and leaders underscored how the almost total absence of agriculture in the agreement could lead to widespread famine and food shortages in the year

To eat or not to eat? Mental budgets help control consumption

If you feel like you're in a losing battle with a triple-chocolate cake, a "mental budget" can help, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

4 in 10 US families lack money for essential household expenses when unemployed

Waltham, MA -- Today the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University's Heller School released a new research and policy brief which reports that four in ten U.S. families lack sufficient assets to pay for essential expenses in the face of unemployment.

Canadians finding it tough to shake the salt habit

Canadians know that too much salt isn't good for their diets, but half still continue to shake it on, according to a new study by University of Alberta researchers.

Study finds bees can learn differences in food's temperature

Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that honeybees can discriminate between food at different temperatures, an ability that may assist bees in locating the warm, sugar-rich nectar or high-protein pollen produced by many flowers.

Nanoparticles used in common household items caused genetic damage in mice

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, found in everything from cosmetics to sunscreen to paint to vitamins, caused systemic genetic damage in mice, according to a comprehensive study conducted by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Penguins and sea lions help produce new atlas

NEW YORK (NOVEMBER 16, 2009) -- Recording hundreds of thousands of individual uplinks from satellite transmitters fitted on penguins, albatrosses, sea lions, and other marine animals, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and BirdLife International have released the first-ever atlas of the Patagonian Sea -- a globally important but poorly understood South American marine ecosyste

Pilot study relates phthalate exposure to less-masculine play by boys

A study of 145 preschool children reports, for the first time, that when the concentrations of two common phthalates in mothers' prenatal urine are elevated their sons are less likely to play with male-typical toys and games, such as trucks and play fighting.

The University of Rochester Medical Center-led study is published in the International Journal of Andrology.

Warmer means windier on world's biggest lake

MADISON -- Rising water temperatures are kicking up more powerful winds on Lake Superior, with consequences for currents, biological cycles, pollution and more on the world's largest lake and its smaller brethren.

Coffee break: Compound brewing new research in colon, breast cancer

COLLEGE STATION -- A compound in coffee has been found to be estrogenic in studies by Texas AgriLife Research scientists.

Africa's rarest monkey had an intriguing sexual past, DNA study confirms

Durham, NC -- The most extensive DNA study to-date of Africa's rarest monkey reveals that the species had an intriguing sexual past.

Skunk's strategy not just black and white

Predators with experience of skunks avoid them both because of their black-and-white coloration and their distinctive body shape, according to UC Davis wildlife researcher Jennifer Hunter.

Amphibians as environmental omen disputed

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Teens less likely to wash hands when cooking, more likely to cross-contaminate raw food than adults

A Kansas State University study has shown that when preparing frozen foods, adolescents are less likely than adults to wash their hands and are more susceptible to cross-contaminating raw foods whi