Throughout history, people have found creative ways to survive during tough times, especially when food is scarce or expensive. In various parts of the world, people rely on unexpected ingredients ...

High-performance athletes are typically advised to eat 1.2 to two grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day, says Kerry McGawley, a professor of sports science at Mid Sweden University. A ...

But no creature is more tied to the image of a long, cozy winter than hibernating bears all snuggled up in their dens. This ...

Hundreds of millions of years ago, the first animals to crawl onto land were strict meat-eaters, even as plants had already taken over the landscape. Now scientists have uncovered a ...

California ground squirrels at a Northern California regional park have become omnivores, turning prey into predators.

Housed in a restored building in downtown Brevard, The Square Root has been feeding locals and visitors for years. Enjoy ...

Steven Sullivan The Conversation Whether you call him groundhog, woodchuck, whistle-pig or use the full genus and species ...

Of course groundhogs – also known as woodchucks – don’t emerge at this time just to be furry weather predictors. So what’s the real reason?

“Nobody in Greenland takes such an absurd scenario seriously.” That was the assessment of James Meek, in the London Review of Books last April, when discussing with the island’s inhabitants the ...

Certain people seem so effortlessly influential, they make you wonder if they were born with some magical quality. But after researching human behavior for 15 years, I have good news. Influence is a ...

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