Sexing chicken eggs by scent
Fertilized chicken eggs can be sexed by "sniffing" volatile chemicals emitted through the shell, according to new work by researchers at the University of California, Davis, and Sensit Ventures Inc., a startup company in Davis. The work is published.....»»
Steam your way to sweet and savory success with these bamboo steamers
Hey, home cooks! are you tired of fending off the pop and sting of oil spatter, accidentally charring your chicken to a crisp, or blasting your glasses with billowing fog as you pry open the oven? Consider preparing your meals in a bamboo steamer i.....»»
Watch this spectacularly awkward Ed Sheeran interview and try not to cringe
Some interviews are so bad they're good.This is the style adopted by YouTuber Amelia Dimoldenberg in her recurring show Chicken Shop Date, which sees her taking musicians and actors to various fast food establishments across London and having convers.....»»
Got a spare $20? You can buy this air fryer.
Save 50%: As of Nov. 4, a Bella two-quart air fryer is on sale for just $19.99 at Best Buy. That's enough space to make six chicken wings — and it won't take up much room on the counter.The season of the humble $20 gift exchange item has return.....»»
A better way to raise chickens for low-intensity, small stakeholders
How can rural producers in Rwanda better produce chicken for both household consumption and profit? University of Tennessee researchers are suggesting a hybrid model for the Rwandan broiler industry, among other improvements, in a new journal article.....»»
How We Detect Caramel Candy Scent
Pinpointing the receptor responsible for the tasty treat’s aroma underscores the importance of smell -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Potentially harmful industrial chemicals detected in US fast foods
Chicken nuggets, burritos and other popular items consumers buy from fast food outlets in the United States contain chemicals that are linked to a long list of serious health problems, according to a new study......»»
Permafrost: a ticking carbon time bomb
Sheltered by snow-spattered mountains, the Stordalen mire is a flat, marshy plateau, pockmarked with muddy puddles. A whiff of rotten eggs wafts through the fresh air......»»
Northern white rhino retired from world-first breeding project
Scientists attempting to bring back the near-extinct northern white rhinoceros announced Thursday they would stop harvesting eggs from one of two remaining live specimens involved in an unprecedented breeding programme......»»
Ocean life helps produce clouds, but existing clouds keep new ones at bay
Stand on the ocean's shore and take a big whiff of the salt spray and you'll smell the unmistakably pungent scent of the sea. That ripe, almost rotting smell? That's sulfur......»»
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl review: A fighter with its eggs in one basket
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is a promising platform fighter with great combat that's lacking in other areas......»»
Loved to death: Australian sandalwood is facing extinction in the wild
The sweet, earthy fragrance of sandalwood oil has made it immensely popular in incense sticks, candles and perfumes. But its beautiful scent may also be its downfall—Australian sandalwood (Santalum spicatum) is facing extinction in the wild......»»
Brands can boost their own reputations and sales by praising rivals
Whether they're beefing on billboards or sparring on social media, big brands are known for taking jabs at their competitors (see the famous "Get a Mac" ads or "the chicken sandwich wars")......»»
Adding foliage to your chicken habitat may help increase growth and reduce infection, study finds
A recent study from Oregon State University's veterinary college found that planting hedgerows in pasture-raised chicken farms may reduce heat stress to help certain chicken breeds grow faster and increase their immune response to better enable them.....»»
Birds" eye size offers clues to coevolutionary arms race between brood parasites, hosts
Eye size likely plays a role in the contest between avian brood parasites—birds that lay their eggs in the nests of other species—and their hosts, who sometimes detect the foreign eggs and eject or abandon them, scientists report in the journal B.....»»
Late Pleistocene humans may have hatched and raised cassowary chicks
As early as 18,000 years ago, humans in New Guinea may have collected cassowary eggs near maturity and then raised the birds to adulthood, according to an international team of scientists, who used eggshells to determine the developmental stage of th.....»»
A 3D-Printed Chicken Breast Was Cooked With Frickin’ Lasers
Engineers at Columbia University developed a system that can simultaneously produce and heat food with precision......»»
Engineers Figured Out How To Cook 3D-Printed Chicken With Lasers
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Engineers at Columbia University [...] figured out how to simultaneously 3D-print and cook layers of pureed chicken, according to a recent paper published in the journal npj Science of Food. [........»»
Engineers figured out how to cook 3D-printed chicken with lasers
Setup can't synthesize complete meals like the Star Trek replicator, but it's a start Creative Machines Lab at Columbia Engineering has developed a system of software-controlled lasers to cook food with precision, retain moisture with the.....»»
Engineers figured out how to cook 3D printed chicken with lasers
Setup can't synthesize complete meals like the Star Trek Replicator, but it's a start Creative Machines Lab at Columbia Engineering have developed a system of software-controlled lasers to cook food with precision, retain moisture with the.....»»
Flowers release their perfume in response to electricity of a bee"s touch
New research has found that the electrical charge created by visiting bumblebees stimulates some flowers to release more of their sweet-smelling scent. This is the first time a plant has been shown to use the presence of pollinators as a cue to emit.....»»