Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Buying and selling online with e-commerce is old news. We’re entering the age of A-commerce, where artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly able to shop for us.…
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Five scary myths about sugar this Halloween, by a nutritionist
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Walk through any supermarket at this time of year and you’ll see shelves stacked with Halloween treats. Halloween and candy go hand in hand, but what…
30 years ago, ‘The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror special introduced us to Kang & Kodos, the series’ iconic alien invaders
“Foolish, Earthlings!” The line most commonly uttered by two drooling aliens who have become a staple of “The Simpsons”‘ famed Treehouse of Horror episodes – Kang and Kodos. No, literally,…
Why electricity costs so much in the UK (it’s not all about the weather)
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The UK government is reportedly considering abandoning its goal of removing fossil fuels from the country’s electricity supply by 2030 in an attempt to keep energy…
Why does putting back the clocks an hour disrupt us so much?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The disruption of sleeping and waking patterns from the daylight saving clock change reveals a great deal about our everyday reliance on the interaction of sleep…
Simulating solar storms for satellite operator training
Space weather simulations exercise at ESOC. Credit: ESA Threats from space aren’t always obvious, but statistically, it’s only a matter of time before one of them happens. One of the…
Amazon’s big outage reminds us that we trust big tech companies far too much
Credit: CC0 Public Domain On Monday, October 20, millions of internet users got a painful answer to a question few even knew existed. The question was: What do Snapchat, Roblox,…
Can nutrition help eczema?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Eczema refers to a group of inflammatory conditions that cause skin to become dry, itchy, flaky and bumpy. The most common form of eczema is atopic…
Brain Circuits Split Food Choices Between Sugar and Fat Cravings
Summary: A new study reveals that the brain uses two distinct neural pathways to regulate sugar and fat intake. In mice, glucoprivation—a drop in blood sugar levels—activates separate circuits in…
