Plants are able to make their own food when sunlight shines on their leaves. Animals can't make their own food. Animals get the energy they need to survive from the food they eat. We humans are ...

Students balance their research with 30 credits of advanced coursework in this full-time program. The PhD in Animal and Food Sciences equips students with extensive theoretical knowledge and practical ...

A new study has revealed that African Elephants have an extraordinary ability to meet their colossal food requirements as efficiently as possible. Data from over 150 elephants demonstrated that these ...

Mammals and birds require much more food and energy than do cold-blooded animals of the same weight. This is because in warm-blooded animals, the heat they lose is proportional to the surface area of ...

Some animals now live in a world of plastics—like these hyenas scavenging at a landfill in Harar, Ethiopia. They listen for garbage trucks and find much of their food in trash. PHOTOGRAPH BY ...