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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
Christopher Damman is on the scientific advisory board at Oobli, Supergut, and One BIO. He is the editor-in-cheif of GutBites ...
From dead galaxies to mysterious red dots, here’s what the James Webb telescope has found in just 3 years
The James Webb Space Telescope is celebrating three years from its launch. Its discoveries have already changed our ...
5 elections to watch in 2025
Experts on politics in Canada, Germany, Chile, Belarus and the Philippines weigh in on what to expect as each country’s ...
What does 2025 hold for interest rates, inflation and the American consumer?
Some people expected a downturn in 2022 – and again in 2023 and 2024 – due to the Federal Reserve’s hawkish interest-rate ...
What are macros? An exercise and nutrition scientist explains
An exercise science specialist defines this nutrition term you might hear tossed around by people who are focused on a ...
Transform the daily grind to make life more interesting – a philosopher shares 3 strategies to help you attain the good life
One of the easiest ways to do this is by embracing a mindset characterized by curiosity, creativity and what I call ...
From new commercial Moon landers to asteroid investigations, expect a slate of exciting space missions in 2025
From exploring the Moon to revealing mysteries of the solar system, space agencies around the world are gearing up for an ...
‘Don’t touch my pocket!’ South African passengers say airlines must pay for reducing their carbon footprint, not them
Understanding travellers’ willingness to pay for green travel could help airlines find ways to reduce the environmental ...
Nigerian TikTok star Charity Ekezie uses hilarious skits to dispel ignorance about Africa
With 3.3 million followers on TikTok, Ekezie is not only educating non-African users about the continent, she’s also making ...
An AI system has reached human level on a test for ‘general intelligence’. Here’s what that means
OpenAI’s o3 model scored at human level on a benchmark test for artificial general intelligence – far higher than any results ...
50 years ago, Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin – and Australia’s attitude to disasters changed forever
Exactly 50 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1974, Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin and left a trail of devastation. It remains one of ...
The Christmas album that heralded the end of a folk musical era: The Kingston Trio’s The Last Month of the Year
At the height of their popularity, The Kingston Trio released an unexpected Christmas album. Instead of becoming a classic, ...