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/ 11 months agoThink wine is a virtue, not a vice? Nutrition label information surprised many US consumers
People may be surprised when they read a nutrition label on a bottle of wine. The industry should take note.
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/ 11 months agoBreaking down fat byproducts could lead to healthier aging − researchers identify a key enzyme that does just that
Although you get your fatty acid levels routinely checked at the doctor’s, rarely do clinicians and researchers consider the effects of...
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/ 11 months agoUntrained bystanders can administer drone-delivered naloxone, potentially saving lives of opioid overdose victims
The study discovered that nonmedical personnel can provide the naloxone to an overdose victim in about one minute.
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/ 11 months agoJapan is now the 5th country to land on the Moon – the technology used will lend itself to future lunar missions
Japan is one of several countries that weren’t part of the space race of the 1950s and 1960s looking toward the...
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/ 11 months agoFace recognition technology follows a long analog history of surveillance and control based on identifying physical features
Face recognition technology follows earlier biometric surveillance techniques, including fingerprints, passport photos and iris scans. It’s the first that can be...
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/ 11 months agoMac at 40: User experience was the innovation that launched a technology revolution
Apple’s phenomenal success and the field of user experience design can be traced back to the launch of the Macintosh personal...
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/ 11 months agoI’m an artist using scientific data as an artistic medium − here’s how I make meaning
Sarah Nance uses geologic data and a variety of artistic media to help people think about their place in the landscapes...
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/ 11 months agoThe US is struggling to handle an immigration surge – here’s how Europe is dealing with its own influx
Germany and Italy are among the countries that are looking for ways to handle rises in undocumented migration and, in many...
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/ 11 months agoBoeing door plug blowout highlights a possible crisis of competence − an aircraft safety expert explains
Boeing is under increased public and government scrutiny in the wake of dangerous events that have people worried about the safety...
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/ 11 months agoBeijing may have brokered a fragile truce in northern Myanmar – but it can’t mask China’s inability to influence warring parties
Beijing is losing patience with Myanmar’s military, as well as its influence with resistance groups.
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/ 11 months agoOld forests are critically important for slowing climate change and merit immediate protection from logging
President Biden has called for protecting large, old trees from logging, but many of them could be cut while the regulatory...
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/ 11 months agoStudents in this course learn the art of the apology
Apologies can easily go awry if they’re not made in a certain way.
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/ 11 months agoLatin America’s colonial period was far less Catholic than it might seem − despite the Inquisition’s attempts to police religion
Conversion was often a violent affair, but that doesn’t mean it was 100% successful. Colonial Latin America was home to many...
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/ 11 months agoTrump defends himself to the Supreme Court, saying he called ‘for peace, patriotism, respect for law and order’ on Jan. 6 and is not an insurrectionist
The first shoe has dropped in the Supreme Court’s process of considering whether Donald Trump is eligible to be president.
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/ 11 months agoWhy did Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 have a sealed-off emergency exit in the first place? The answer comes down to money
A commercial pilot turned management expert and author of ‘The Next Crash: How Short-Term Profit Seeking Trumps Airline Safety,’ explains the...
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/ 11 months agoStudents do better and schools are more stable when teachers get mental health support
Mental health for teachers carries critical benefits for students.
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/ 11 months agoNot all underwater reefs are made of coral − the US has created artificial reefs from sunken ships, radio towers, boxcars and even voting machines
Artificial reefs are structures that humans put in place underwater that create habitat for sea life. A new study shows for...
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/ 11 months agoWomen presidential candidates like Nikki Haley are more likely to change their positions to reach voters − but this doesn’t necessarily pay off
Nikki Haley is the latest American female politician to shift her language, depending on whom she is talking to and where....
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/ 11 months agoUS law permits charities to encourage voting and help voters register, making GOP concerns about this assistance unfounded
A professor of nonprofit law explains why drafting any restrictions on charities requires proceeding with great care.
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/ 11 months agoConflict over William Penn statue removal in Philadelphia misses a point – Penn himself might have objected to it
A proposal to remove William Penn’s statue from a Philadelphia park was pulled after public outcry. Penn’s biographer says his Quaker...
