MIT scientists have identified cysteine — an amino acid found in foods like meat, dairy, beans, and nuts — as a potent trigger for intestinal repair. In mice, a cysteine-rich diet activated immune cells that released healing signals, helping stem...
Critics argue that the European Commission's plan, framed as a rescue package for farmers squeezed by soaring energy costs, geopolitical disruption and mounting pressure on food production, falls short of providing short-term relief for consumers...
It's the biggest day for America's restaurants, and one of the biggest for flower sales. Despite anxieties over rising gas prices, people are ready to splurge to celebrate.
Yara CEO warns of global auction that would leave poorest countries scrambling for supplies they can ill affordThe Iran war could have “dramatic consequences”, causing food shortages and price rises in some of Africa’s poorest and most vulnerable...
The Guardian
A French mayor’s attempt to bar a popular fast-food outlet from selling “junk food” has kicked off a bitter feud in the Paris suburb of Saint-Ouen, giving France’s fractious left yet another subject to wrangle over.
Associations that support food delivery workers here in France have filed a criminal complaint for "human trafficking" against the platforms Deliveroo and Uber Eats. One of the attorneys accused the companies of making significant profits by...
Associations that support food delivery workers here in France have filed a criminal complaint for "human trafficking" against the platforms Deliveroo and Uber Eats. One of the attorneys accused the companies of making significant profits by...
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Mike Penrose, a veteran humanitarian worker and special adviser to the government of Ukraine on the "Food from Ukraine" humanitarian programme, explained that this initiative "increases the value of the aid that's...
The US Navy has fiercely denied claims that its warships in the Middle East are running low on food and leaving its sailors “hungry all the time,” as Washington’s blockade in the Strait of Hormuz continues. Photos showing dismal, mostly-empty trays...
Around one-third of global fertiliser production comes from the Gulf region, making the area’s stability crucial for global food supply chains. With the Strait of Hormuz, an essential transit route for energy and commodities, facing repeated...
Caffeine doesn’t just perk up humans—it can sharpen ants’ minds too. Invasive Argentine ants given caffeinated sugar learned to find food much more efficiently, taking straighter paths and reducing travel time by up to 38%. They weren’t faster, just...
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz triggered by the war in the Middle East hasn't just affected oil prices. Despite a provisional reopening during the current 10-day ceasefire, global supplies of jet fuel, fertilisers, industrial CO2 and naphtha...
Carrageen pudding and Bedfordshire clangers might no longer be household staples, but some home chefs are bringing them back.
BBC News
The company, which deploys AI-guided robot arms for food production, says it is looking to expand its services to provide for a broader array of customers.
TechCrunch
Dairy Queen is becoming the latest fast food chain to get in on AI, as it's bringing a chatbot to dozens of its drive-thrus across the US and Canada. It aims to help speed up drive-thru service and "encourage customers to add more food to their...
PRESS REVIEW – Friday, April 17: We take a look at how papers are reacting to the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. Next: the UK suffers food shortages "from Trump's war". Also: did Pete Hegseth really quote from "Pulp Fiction" in his latest war...
A suspect in the 1982 Paris Jewish restaurant attack that killed six people was extradited to France on Thursday by the Palestinian Authority. Hicham Harb, now 72, was detained on arrival in Paris and is due to face formal proceedings over one of...
The UK could face some food shortages by the summer under a worst case scenario drawn up by officials.
BBC News
Often overlooked in Lebanon's society, the migrant community is filling the gaps of the state by feeding their own.
Al Jazeera
From Surkhandarya to Andijan and Tashkent, Nowruz brings people together through food, tradition and shared celebrations, marking the arrival of spring across Uzbekistan.
