Nutrition Facts labels have a complicated legacy – a historian explains the science and politics of turning food into information

The Nutrition Facts label is the black and white information box found on almost every product. Packaged food product in the USA since 1994It has recently become a symbol of consumer transparency. From Apple’s “Privacy Nutrition Labels” that explain how smartphone apps process user data to a “Garment Facts” label that standardizes ethical disclosures on… Read More »

Why should we be more Swedish about school holidays?

It’s easy to feel nostalgic about long summer vacations from school. Once upon a time, that meant getting lost on bike rides with friends until the sun went down, or setting up makeshift camps in the garden with a hastily prepared picnic of buttered bread, orange squash and the fixings from the snack drawer. But… Read More »

What is the MIND Diet? Experts Explain

We know that food is powerful, but can eating right slow down the clock? Science says it can, but it helps if you keep your brain health in mind. According to a recent study published in the Annals of Neurology , the Mediterranean-DASH Neurodegenerative Delay Intervention (MIND) diet may improve brain health, reduce the risk… Read More »

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover finds possible traces of ancient life on the Red Planet

When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered a rock on Mars that may have once hosted microbial life. The rock, nicknamed Cheyava Falls, has chemical compositions and structures that could have been formed by ancient life, but non-biological processes cannot yet… Read More »

Runaway ‘failed star’ hurtles through cosmos at 1.2 million mph

When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. An illustration shows a runaway brown dwarf escaping from a spiral galaxy. | Credit: Robert Lea (Created with Canva)/NASA A newly discovered stray stellar body may be a “failed star,” but it’s certainly not a failure when it comes… Read More »

Could the Mediterranean diet be the secret to preventing gestational diabetes?

In a recent study published in the journal Nutrition and Diabetes, Researchers are investigating whether the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) affects the risk of gestational diabetes (GDM). To work: Adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern and risk of gestational diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.Image Credit: Olga Gavrilova / Shutterstock.com GDM and MedDiet… Read More »

Spot break? Why sharing its ‘secret’ wave with the Olympics could be costly for a small Tahitian village

Peva Levy, Teahupo’o’s “godfather,” has watched his hometown transform from a remote fishing village to a surfing paradise over the decades. Levy was a child of the ocean. He grew up swimming and fishing and was one of the first to bodyboard the “secret” wave beyond the reef, a dangerously exciting, nearly perfect wave known… Read More »

X-rays reveal hidden gas in a massive, distant galaxy cluster

When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Composite visible-light and X-ray image of the galaxy cluster Abell 2390, showing the large area of ​​hot, X-ray emitting gas within the cluster. | Credit: ESA/XMM-Newton/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA By combining a new image of a giant image galaxy cluster with… Read More »

Boeing Starliner astronauts still have no landing date after 50 days since launch to ISS

When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Boeing’s Starliner docked with the International Space Station during Crew Flight Test in July 2024. | Source: NASA Boeing’s Starliner aircraft will soon conduct a “hot fire” test in orbit as NASA and the company continue to investigate the… Read More »