Additive number theory investigates the ways in which integers can be expressed as sums of elements drawn from prescribed sets. Central to this field are representation functions, which count the ...

They integrate with the food item to become a component, thereby improving its quality. Food additives are used during production, processing, treatment, packaging, transportation or storage of food.

Bisphenol A, a substance found in many synthetic products, is considered to be harmful, particularly, for fetuses and babies. Researchers have now shown in experiments on cells from human and mouse ...

With global production of plastic exceeding 280 metric tons every year, a fair amount of it makes its way to the natural environment. However, until now researchers haven't known whether ingested ...