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National Gardening Suzanne DeJohn |
Coffee Repels Slugs USDA researchers in Hilo, Hawaii, have found that caffeinated coffee kills or repels slugs and snails better than the commercial slug bait, metaldehyde. The higher the caffeine content, the better. |
Smithsonian January 2004 Rita Beamish |
Sleepless in Hawaii Insomniac islanders are hopping mad over a tiny frog from that threatens their fragile ecosystem. |
National Gardening |
Garden Pests 101 The best defense against garden damage from insects and disease is a long-term program of soil building. Healthy soil will produce healthy, resistant plants. |
Chemistry World December 1, 2011 Carl Saxton |
Too much caffeine in your coffee? UK scientists have found that caffeine levels in espresso coffees purchased from coffee shops are well above the recommended daily allowance set by the Food Standards Agency. |
AskMen.com Simon McNeil |
The Truth About Caffeine Like many things in life, if you drink coffee with moderation, it can actually be beneficial. |
This Old House July 6, 2000 Denny Schrock |
Working the Bugs Out Here's a safe and effective system to control the plant-eating pests in your yard. |
The Motley Fool October 4, 2004 Alyce Lomax |
Is Coffee Making You Crazy? By some researchers' estimations, caffeine withdrawal produces "enough physical symptoms and a disruption in daily life to classify it as a psychiatric disorder." |
Chemistry World May 25, 2011 Sarah Houlton |
Bacteria could turn coffee waste into drugs Scientists at the University of Iowa, US, have discovered a new bacterium that feeds on caffeine. They claim it could synthesise various drug molecules and intermediates, and might even be used to decaffeinate coffee waste. |
Science News January 17, 2004 Janet Raloff |
Diabetes: Coffee and Caffeine Appear Protective New data now indicate that drinking java -- lots of it, and especially the caffeinated form -- can curb type II diabetes. |
National Gardening |
Controlling Slugs If there's one garden pest that's universally despised, it's slugs. However, slugs can be outwitted. |
Food Processing June 2013 Bert Slonim |
Caffeine Under Siege by the FDA FDA investigation could be just the beginning of regulatory and litigation battles. |
Science News August 7, 2004 Janet Raloff |
Got Diabetes? Try Ditching Caffeine A study shows blood glucose concentrations remained 21 percent higher among participants who had taken caffeine pills than when they had received the placebo pills. |
Salon.com July 5, 2000 Cynthia Kuhn & Wilkie Wilson |
Java junkie I've quit cigarettes, pot and acid, but I can't give up lattes. Am I wrecking my health? |
AskMen.com October 29, 2014 Patrick Owen |
You're Not Going To Believe The Stunning Relationship Between Coffee And Your Genes Scientists have known for quite some time that coffee affects different people in different ways. |
Chemistry World January 29, 2013 Anthony King |
Pesticides can kill frogs in hours Frogs exposed to pesticides at the kind of levels routinely sprayed on farm fields can die in hours, a new study from German and Swiss scientists report. |
Seasoned Cooking June 2006 Ronda L. Carnicelli |
The Joy of Tea It is amazing how therapeutic tea can be when you are under the weather. Add a little honey, and you've got a great elixir to help you through your trials. |
Science News August 18, 2007 Janet Raloff |
Caffeine Aids Golden Girls' Mental Health Coffee and tea appear to keep aging women sharp. Men, not so much. |
Reactive Reports Issue 34 David Bradley |
Slugs a l'ail Garlic could be the unlikely source of a new environment-friendly pesticide for eradicating slugs from the vegetable patch, according to researchers at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. |
Science News January 21, 2006 Janet Raloff |
Caffeinated Liver Defense A 20-year long study recently concluded people who routinely drank more than two cups of coffee or tea per day faced only half the risk of being hospitalized with cirrhosis and other types of serious liver disease as did people consuming less of these drinks. |
Salon.com May 3, 2001 Maria Russo |
Built on the buzz Drugs like alcohol and tobacco created the modern world, argues one historian, but caffeine still rules it... |
Chemistry World August 4, 2015 Tom Wilson |
Sugar suppresses as well as masks caffeine's bitter flavor In addition to directly masking the flavor of caffeine, additives were found to influence our taste perception via a direct caffeine -- additive interaction, rather than affecting the water structure around the caffeine molecules. |
Chemistry World May 2011 |
Chemistry in every cup The absorption and profile of both helpful and harmful compounds in coffee is complex and depends on many factors |
Fast Company January 9, 2012 Cliff Kuang |
The AeroShot Lets You Inhale A Perfectly-Sized Shot Of Caffeine Breathable caffeine may sound scary, but it is, in fact, simpler: just caffeine with flavoring, easy to mete out precise servings. |
Fast Company Lisa Evans |
Why You Shouldn't Drink Coffee In The Morning I came across an infographic by Ryoko Iwata, a Japanese coffee-lover with a blog titled "I Love Coffee." The infographic shows the early morning hours are the worst time to drink coffee. |
AskMen.com William I. Lengeman |
The Buzz on Tea There are numerous types of tea, including these popular varieties. Find out what they taste like, how much caffeine they contain, which claim health benefits, and how to drink them. |
Wired Patrick di Justo |
What's Inside a Cup of Coffee? Chemicals to wake you up. |
AskMen.com Dustin Driver |
Acceptable Vice Intakes What is a moderate amount of alcohol? Cigarettes? Caffeine? Sleep deprivation? |
Food Processing August 2008 |
Caffeine might prevent MS Caffeine may help prevent multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease affecting about 400,000 people in the U.S., according to a new animal study by researchers at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation |
AskMen.com Sebastien Stefanov |
The Pros & Cons Of Coffee A hot cup of java in the morning, another one at lunchtime, and yet another one while chatting with coworkers might sound like a routine day at the office, but drinking too much coffee can have its downside... |