Ciekawostka: There are a million ants for every person on Earth

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Edible Insects in Latin America: A Sustainable Alternative for Our Food Security.. Nowadays, the food industry faces paramount challenges in different areas, since worldwide consumers are increasing every day, and at the same time, they are demanding new convenient products. Recent studies show that the current food production system is unsustainable over time and therefore is necessary to create new alternatives of production. New food trends are focused on the consumption of natural products, that have an eco-friendly production approach, and a beneficial nutritional profile for the consumer's health. Hence, products are being created to not only have good organoleptic characteristics, bu…

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Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22,000 species have been described. They are easily identified by their geniculate (elbowed) antennae and the distinctive node-like structure that forms their slender waists. Ants form colonies that range in size from a few dozen individuals often living in small natural cavities to highly organised colonies that may occupy large territories with a sizeable nest (or nests) that consist of millions of individuals. In some cases they reach hundreds of millions…

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Food is Life: Food for All The Challenge of Feeding Every Person on Earth

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A New Smartphone for Every Fifth Person on Earth: Quantifying the New Tech Cycle

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How can dark matter cause chaos on Earth every 30 million years?

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