Humanity

A specialised area of the mosquito brain mixes tastes with smells to create unique flavours, scientists have revealed, suggesting the development of a powerful odourant that can make "human flavour" repulsive to malaria-bearing species.

We have come years ahead in science, technology and food. The advent of technology was a revolution for us that brought many processed foods that we could enjoy. The development of farming, especially dairy products ...

About 1.4 billion jobs and three-quarters of all crops depend on pollinators, researchers said today warning of a dire threat to human welfare if the falls in bee and butterfly numbers are not halted.

China has reported at least seven cases of bird flu in humans across the country this month, including two deaths, as authorities take steps to guard against an outbreak.

Health authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guizhou have confirmed a new human case of H7N9 avian influenza.

This company, known as Oumph, has now been honoured with a prize for its innovation.

The head of McDonald's Japan apologised after unexpected objects, including a human tooth, were found in the chain's food as the burger giant reported its first annual loss in 11 years.

The most worrying environmental threats facing the world today range from the rise in diseases transmitted from animals to humans to the increasing accumulation of toxic chemicals in food crops as a result of drought ...

Researchers discovered a drug combination that can regenerate hair cells in human ears that detect sound waves and translate them into nerve signals enabling one to regain the sense of hearing.

A group of experts from Yale University have now discovered that the human brain has the capability to produce fructose a type of sugar.