While people usually think first about the turkey or the ham during holiday meals, the sides are what help balance your plate. Colorful vegetables like green beans, collard greens, roasted carrots and mashed sweet potatoes are loaded with important
No, you're not that good at detecting fake videos − 2 misinformation experts explain why and how you can develop the power to resist these deceptions
Someone tracking the conflict raging in the Middle East could have seen the following two videos on social media. The first shows a little boy hovering over his father’s dead body, whimpering in Arabic, “Don’t leave me.” The second purports to show a pregnant woman with her stomach slashed open and claims to document the testimony of a paramedic who handled victims’ bodies after Hamas’ attack in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
The universe is expanding faster than theory predicts – physicists are searching for new ideas that might explain the mismatch
Astronomers have known for decades that the universe is expanding. When they use telescopes to observe faraway galaxies, they see that these galaxies are moving away[1] from Earth.
To astronomers, the wavelength of light a galaxy emits is longer the faster the galaxy is moving away from us. The farther away the galaxy is, the more its light has shifted toward the longer wavelengths on the red side of the spectrum – so the higher the “redshift.”
Scientists suspect there's ice hiding on the Moon, and a host of missions from the US and beyond are searching for it
Building a space station on the Moon might seem like something out of a science fiction movie, but each new lunar mission is bringing that idea closer to reality. Scientists are homing in on potential lunar ice reservoirs in permanently shadowed regions, or PSRs. These are key to setting up any sort of sustainable lunar infrastructure.
Insulin injections could one day be replaced with rock music − new research in mice
More than 37 million people[1] in the U.S. have diabetes. According to the American Diabetes Association, 8.4 million Americans[2] needed to take insulin in 2022 to lower their blood sugar. Insulin, however, is tricky to deliver[3] into the body orally because it is a protein easily destroyed in the stomach[4].
The battle over right to repair is a fight over your car's data
Cars are no longer just a means of transportation. They have become rolling hubs of data communication. Modern vehicles regularly transmit information wirelessly to their manufacturers[1].
However, as cars grow “smarter,” the right to repair them is under siege[2].
Specialized training programs using sensory augmentation devices could prevent astronauts from getting disoriented in space
When landing on the surface of the Moon, astronauts can become spatially disoriented, which is when they lose sense of their orientation – they might not be able to tell which way is up. This disorientation can lead to fatal accidents.
Even on Earth, between 1993 and 2013[1], spatial disorientation led to the loss of 65 aircraft, US$2.32 billion of damages and 101 deaths in the U.S.