by Alexa St. John A sign is displayed at an electric vehicle charging station, March 8, 2024, in London, Ohio. Credit: AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File Electric vehicles had another…
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What if you could rank food by ‘healthiness’ as you shopped? Nutrient profiling systems use algorithms to simplify picking healthy groceries
Imagine a world where food on grocery store shelves is ranked by its healthiness, with simple, research-backed scores. In some countries, that world already exists. Nutrient profiling systems, or NPSs,…
What are macros? An exercise and nutrition scientist explains
“I’m tracking my macros.” “I’ll pass on that, it doesn’t fit in my macros.” “I’m on the Macro Diet.” Macros seem to come up often in the corners of the…
Japan Airlines was hit by a cyberattack, delaying flights during the year-end holiday season
A staff member of Japan Airlines helps customers at Osaka International Airport on the outskirts of Osaka, western Japan, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, after the airlines said it was hit…
Are we moral blank slates at birth? A new study offers some clues
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain What does a baby know about right and wrong? A foundational finding in moral psychology suggested that even infants have a moral sense, preferring “helpers” over…
The ‘choking game’ and other challenges amplified by social media can come with deadly consequences
Credit: Pixabay from Pexels The “choking game” has potentially deadly consequences, as players are challenged to temporarily strangle themselves by restricting oxygen to the brain. It sounds terrifying, but rough…
The ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas special 2024 is pure Steven Moffat: Here’s why ‘Joy’ is so important to the world
The TARDIS is as much a part of Christmas as turkey, mince pies, and mulled wine, and former “Doctor Who” showrunner Steven Moffat certainly knows his way around a festive…
The Fate of the Ukrainian Polymath: A Story Worth Hearing
For several years now, the world has focused intensely on Ukraine—its struggles, resilience, and the fate of its people as a nation. In our determination to grasp the magnitude of…
Nurses need care, too—how curbing self-sacrifice can prevent burnouts
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Reflecting on my mother’s decade-long nursing career, I often wonder why so many nurses leave the profession after just a few years. In the UK, the…
Two populations of dark comets in the solar system could tell researchers where the Earth got its oceans
Dark comets fly through space, but unlike comets, they don’t have dust tails. Credit: Adina Feinstein and NASA’s Earth Observatory The water that makes up the oceans acted as a…
