When hunger sets in and food is scarce, even the most ordinary things begin to look tempting. Picture yourself in a survival ...

Animals have evolved to eat a lot of different things, even stuff that barely passes for food, and it shapes our entire lives from what we look like to where we live. Today, we’ll talk about why being ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Discover 10 amazing animals that don’t eat meat. From elephants to koalas, explore the fascinating world of herbivorous animals and their diets.

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A woman in Northern China went viral after the story of her eating live frogs made headlines. The 82-year-old, who went by her last name, Zhang, ate the frogs because she was in pain from a herniated ...