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Researchers found that carrying a baby to term burns the caloric equivalent of eating 18 jars of peanut butter.
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Kristina Behr, Parents, 31 May 2024
On the left of the horizontal top of the T, there was highly caloric food in the form of bacterial blends that roundworms are known to prefer; on the right was lower-quality food.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Apr. 2023
That's a significant improvement over other caloric alternatives to refrigeration.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2023
The scientists learned that the costs of gliding for condors were extremely low, barely twice the caloric expense of resting on the ground.
—Natalie Angier, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
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Kristina Behr, Parents, 31 May 2024
On the left of the horizontal top of the T, there was highly caloric food in the form of bacterial blends that roundworms are known to prefer; on the right was lower-quality food.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Apr. 2023
That's a significant improvement over other caloric alternatives to refrigeration.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2023
The scientists learned that the costs of gliding for condors were extremely low, barely twice the caloric expense of resting on the ground.
—Natalie Angier, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
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“Caloric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caloric. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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