Bay leaves are often used in various recipes, but do they really add any flavour or aroma? (Image credit: Westend61 via Getty Images) If a recipe calls for bay leaves, pay attention. The leathery but soft leaf, which is usually…
The Ilulissat Ice Fjord in Greenland on July 3, 20
Humpback whales can reach lengths of approximately 60 feet (18 meters) and weigh up to 40
Red dye No. 3 is no longer approved for use in foods and oral medications, according to a decision by the U.S. FDA. (Photo credit: Elva Etienne via Getty Images) On Wednesday (January 15), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
An image of the Pando Aspen Grove, the world's largest known single organism, comprising 40,000 trees and covering 106 acres. (Photo courtesy of George Rose via Getty Images) Researchers have discovered that Pando, a vast quaking aspen tree covering more…
(Photo credit: Els Vermeulen/University of Pretoria (CC BY-NC-ND)) Research shows that critically endangered southern right whales may live twice as long as previously thought. These whales often live to be 130 years old, and in some cases, 150 years old,…