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Sorghum, also known as “guinea corn,” is a cereal grain that originated in Africa and is eaten worldwide. It is especially valuable in arid terrain because of its resistance to drought. Guinea corn is a nutrient-rich grain that is often ground into flour to make bread, porridge and pancakes. The nutritional value of sorghum makes it a good addition to a healthy diet. Read more: 10 Myths About Grains — Totally Busted Guinea Corn Calories and Protein A 1/4 cup serving of dry guinea corn contains 158 calories, according to the USDA. Compared to other grains, guinea corn contains about…

Freezing helps save money and reduce food waste, but some high-water foods turn mushy and lose texture after thawing.Dairy products like yogurt and soft cheeses, as well as raw eggs in shells, don’t freeze well and can become unsafe.For best results, pre-chill cooked foods, use airtight containers and avoid freezing cans or refreezing thawed meat. Freezing can be a convenient, low-cost way to reduce waste, save money and stockpile ready-to-go meals or ingredients. Freezing food stops the clock on spoilage, and it’s often more convenient for home cooks than preservation techniques like canning, drying or fermenting.  “Freezing is incredible because…

FlyBase, a database for the model organism Drosophila, has lost government funding. Credit: Konstantin Nechaev/AlamyA key repository for the world’s fruit-fly research community became an unexpected casualty of Harvard University’s continuing conflict with the administration of US President Donald Trump. In May, the administration froze more than US$2.2 billion in federal funds that were awarded to the university, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant that supported the repository, called FlyBase. Harvard University, which is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, filed a lawsuit to end the funding freeze, and the case has been making its way through the courts. But…

Julie Gould 00:09Hello and welcome to Working Scientist, a Nature Careers podcast.I’m Julie Gould. This is the fourth episode of our 2025 Career Planning series supported by the International Science Council.Julie Gould 00:28One of my favourite career theories, because it very much fits how I have experienced my worklife, is planned happenstance.It flips the what I call “This is what everyone thinks of career planning” idea on its head.As we’ve heard in previous episodes in this series, conventional career planning theory suggests doing some self reflection, setting a goal, making a plan and marching towards it.But the truth is careers…

Writing in the journal Nutrients, researchers in the United States analyzed data from 5,515 infants to evaluate how cow-milk-based infant formula types and breastfeeding affect growth in infants and toddlers under the age of three.Results showed that non-standard infant formula, such as those marketed as “gentle digestion,” or “hypoallergenic”, may have a differential effect on growth during the first year of life compared to standard infant formula and breastfeeding.“These findings raise important questions about the metabolic and growth-related consequences of altered formula composition during infancy,” the researchers wrote. Infant formula composition and obesity riskNutrition during the first 1,000 days of…

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, Boston Medical Center, and Boston University School of Medicine have developed software to help scientists more easily analyze the molecular structure of tissue in healthy and diseased states, including cancer and neurodegenerative disease. Details of the platform, dubbed Giotto Suite, are published in Nature Methods in a paper titled “Giotto Suite: a multiscale and technology-agnostic spatial multiomics analysis ecosystem.” According to the developers, the software is intended to help scientists extract insights from data generated by spatial omics technologies. These platforms, which emerged in recent years, capture…

G20 ministers met at the Security Task Force Ministerial Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, to discuss political efforts and the urgency for tackling food and nutrition security. The country aims to integrate Ubuntu Principles — “I am because you are” — into a broader global context, ensuring that commitments benefit farmers and communities. Africa’s Ubuntu philosophy emphasizes values of interconnectedness, community, compassion, and mutual respect, focusing on shared humanity rather than individualism. John Steenhuisen, Minister of Agriculture, South Africa, states that the nation should show that Ubuntu is not just a philosophy but a global practice in food security.He…

Massage guns are popular, and if you’ve tried one, you know why. These handheld devices are designed to ease discomfort, soothe tension and tightness, and promote faster muscle recovery. And they do all of that through percussive massage therapy. (Picture a sleek mini jackhammer that you can use on tight, tense muscles, and you get a general idea.)

Gordonia alkanivorans, a species of bacteria that lives on grapevines, could degrade guaiacol, the main chemical compound that makes wine from grapes exposed to wildfire smoke taste like smoke and ash.Image credit:©iStock, Hawk-WilliamsonMost people prefer their wine sans the strong hint of wildfire smoke. But this ashy taste, also known as smoke taint, doesn’t seem to bother Gordonia alkanivorans, rod-shaped bacteria that live on grapevines.Recently, researchers discovered that G. alkanivorans could degrade guaiacol, the main volatile compound that causes smoke taint.1 Their findings, published in PLoS ONE, may someday allow winemakers to remove the taste of wildfire smoke and ash…

These herbaceous melting potatoes have a crisp, browned crust with a tender, melt-in-your-mouth interior. Parsley adds a fresh finish, but you could swap in a variety of herbs like chives, thyme or dill. Serve these velvety potatoes alongside roast chicken or pan-seared fish. Published on October 1, 2025