All News

My first science experiment was in sixth grade for our county's science fair. Over three months, I tested how my grandfather's blood sugar responded to green leafy vegetables versus brown rice at dinnertime. My mom would ...

An audit of toddler foods sold at 21 grocery stores in Texas revealed that 4 out of 5 products were ultra-processed and 49% of all products failed to meet at least one nutrient standard established by the World Health Organization ...

We commonly say an art curator casts "an expert eye" over a painting, or an auditor over a set of accounts. But what is it that, for example, allows an experienced birdwatcher to identify an uncommon species rapidly, at a ...

Nearly one-quarter of teens reported using mobile food delivery services during school hours, and almost half said they use them after school, according to a national survey of more than 1,000 U.S. adolescents.

Older Australians account for almost half of all hospitalizations and more than half of total patient days, yet there is no consistent way to measure whether this care improves their quality of life beyond clinical outcomes.

On a boat off the coast of California, Sara Lesser gazes wistfully at dozens of dolphins playing in the vessel's wake. This summer, extreme heat is making such a scene increasingly rare.

Dozens of archaeological sites were destroyed by looting during Syria's civil war, which began in 2011 and lasted until 2024. Because the last comprehensive analysis was published in 2017, the extent of more recent damage ...

Firefighters battled massive blazes tearing through forests across France and Spain on Monday, as authorities warned of a fresh heat wave set to engulf the scorched French wine-growing region around the major city of Bordeaux.

Childhood obesity affects 1 in 5 children in the U.S., yet most families have limited access to specialized weight-management programs for children. Now, a large clinical trial led by researchers at Washington University ...

The northern highlands of Ethiopia are among Africa's oldest agricultural landscapes. Some of the world's most important crops originated here, particularly pulses and grains, including teff. Yet another crop has a less well-known ...

An ancient hearth at El Salt (Spain) is giving up its secrets—not with flames, but with physics. Scientists have already established that Neanderthals used to make fires at this site (spanning from 80,000–45,000 years ago), ...

The actions of big business shape public health, so local authorities need to carefully consider how to govern their relationships with them.