The food crisis was largely a result of the sharp hike in the price of crude oil in 1973, as a consequence of the combined actions taken by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries or OPEC.

Five faculty members from UCSD are among the recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

Food companies have two years to get red dye No.3 out of their products. But other synthetic dyes have also raised concerns, ...

Made from petroleum and chemically known as erythrosine, red dye No. 3 is a synthetic color additive used to give foods and ...