Chinstrap penguins are decreasing in numbers due to a lack of krill, their only food source.

University of Michigan’s Ada Hagan separates fact from fiction, such as whether you should starve a fever or if eating chocolate really causes acne.

Despite previous positive reports, researchers didn’t see transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) cut back on people’s urges or eating.

Circadian rhythms heavily influence how our bodies use energy, a small study suggests.

Baby frogs don’t develop the neural circuitry responsible for feeding inhibition until they begin metamorphosing into adults. 

Findings from a randomized, controlled trial finds that reducing food intake decreases metabolism and reduces oxidative damage to tissues and cells.

The correspondence points to routine data-massaging at a high-profile lab.

Animals lacking a sense of smell stayed thinner than their smelling counterparts, despite eating the same amount.

Fruit flies and mice grow better and eat less when the amino acid balance of their food reflects that coded by their exomes.