Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As dog ownership continues to rise, the need for effective training solutions and a better understanding of dogs’ welfare needs has become increasingly important. Behavioral problems in dogs can bring major welfare concerns for both dogs and their owners and, in the worst possible cases, can lead to relinquishment or euthanasia…
Treatment package design. Credit: Food Policy (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102804 Some food labels designed to nudge Americans toward healthier food choices can have the opposite effect, new University of Florida research shows. The study is particularly compelling because it comes as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration weighs whether to require front-of-package food labels. Through a…
Q: Do you know if Mankato has an ordinance on non-recyclable/non-compostable to-go containers? I see Minneapolis has a “Green To Go” ordinance with goals to reduce what is going to landfills and ends up in waterways. A: Minneapolis’ “Environmentally Acceptable Packaging Ordinance,” more commonly known as “Green To Go,” governs food and beverage containers used…
Nine people were killed in a fire at a cold storage on Saturday in China’s eastern province of Shandong, state media reported. Thermal insulation materials caught on fire at the under-construction cold chain storage facility in the city of Rongcheng around midday on Saturday, state broadcaster CCTV said. The nine deaths at the site were…
The launch of the Tianwen-1 mission, Wenchang City, south China’s Hainan Province, July 23, 2020. Credit: CFP China’s growing presence in space has been undeniable since the turn of the century. Between sending the first “taikonaut” to space in 2003 (Yang Liwei), launching the first Chinese robotic mission to the moon (Chang’e-1) in 2007, and…
China has struck back at U.S. trade restrictions by banning exports of gallium, germanium, and other high-tech materials essential for advanced manufacturing and military technology. The move, announced Tuesday by Beijing‘s Commerce Ministry, could propel the economic rivalry between the two powers and their respective supply chains. China has explicitly decided to target crucial materials…
TOKYO/SEOUL — When Japan decided to get back into the chipmaking game, trading house Sojitz saw a chance to grab a piece of the action. The Tokyo-based company is looking to build a plant in Kyushu, the same region where chip titan Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is building its first Japanese factory, to process fluorspar…
Israel said its military “completed precise and targeted strikes against military targets in a number of areas in Iran,” adding that its warplanes returned to their bases. The Israel Defense Forces said the airstrikes on the Islamic Republic were “in response to the attacks by the Iranian regime against the State of Israel and its…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Public schools, nonprofit private schools, and residential childcare institutions can participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP), which provide federally assisted meals through the USDA. These programs aim to offer healthy meals to students, leading to benefits such as improved attendance, academic performance, and food…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Animal tracking studies for ecology and conservation all face technological limitations, such as high costs or the need for tags to remain in close proximity to detectors. In research published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution, investigators describe a solution that can overcome many current limitations by employing the massive global…