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Study: These Types of Single-Serve Coffee Capsules Are Worst for the Environment

After conducting a sustainability assessment of three different types of single-use coffee capsules by material type, researchers in The Netherlands concluded that conventional plastic is the worst for the environment...

2023.11.17

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Study: Among Finance Bros, Coffee and Alcohol Part of Sleep ‘Self-Medication’

A study involving hundreds men working in financial trading suggests an interdependency between drinking alcohol and caffeinated coffee can develop in order to self-regulate sleep. The peer-reviewed study — which...

2023.11.14

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Royal Coffee Releases the ‘World History and Geography of Arabica Cultivars’

Bay Area-based coffee trading company Royal Coffee has released an engrossing historical interpretation of the coffee family tree, called the World History and Geography of Arabica Cultivars. The project includes two...

2023.11.08

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Study: Coffee Consumption Associated with Reduced Frailty Later in Life

Adults who regularly drink coffee in their midlife adult years may have significantly reduced physical frailty later in life, according to a new study involving 12,000 participants. Led by researchers...

2023.10.25

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Study: Coffee Industry at High Risk Due to Climate Change, Land Use and Pollinator Loss

A new study suggests that the loss of pollinators due to climate change and tropical deforestation will have a pronounced effect in the global coffee industry, further threatening the livelihoods...

2023.10.18

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Study: Unsweetened Coffee Associated with Reduced Weight Gain

A new study involving more than 100,000 participants found that drinking unsweetened coffee was associated with a reduction in weight gain among adults. Published in The American Journal of Clinical...

2023.10.10

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Study: Common Coffee Toxicants Cannot Be Simultaneously Reduced in Roasting

New research suggests that simultaneously mitigating the presence of two common food-born toxicants in roasted coffee is impossible, since one increases with longer, darker roasts, while the other decreases. Conducted...

2023.09.29

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Study Associates Moderate Coffee Drinking with Reduced Depression and Anxiety

A recent study from researchers in China associates two to three cups of coffee per day with the lowest risk of both anxiety and depression among all coffee drinkers and...

2023.09.27

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‘Design of Coffee’ Course Teaches Engineering through Brewing the Perfect Cup of Coffee

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: The Design of Coffee: An Introduction to Chemical Engineering What prompted the idea...

2023.09.25

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Study: Music and Coffee Can Make Brains Work Better

New research suggests that drinking coffee and listening to music are two everyday activities that can improve cognitive performance, specifically in tasks requiring concentration and memory. A research team at...

2023.09.11

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