Many people love to eat ultraprocessed foods. Think about those crispy French fries or a delicious strawberry milkshake.
Babies Born to Lower-Income Families Face Worse Birth Outcomes
Babies born to lower-income families are more likely to be born too small or too early—and in some cases, disparities are getting worse, according to new research.
Babies born to lower-income families are more likely to be born too small or too early—and in some cases, disparities are getting worse, according to new research.
How Flocking Birds Can Help Make AI Better
New research draws from flocking bird patterns to help AI produce more reliable outputs.
New research draws from flocking bird patterns to help AI produce more reliable outputs.
Team Turns Sawdust Into Fireproof Material
Researchers have found a way to press sawdust with a mineral binder to create a robust, flame-retardant material. It’s even recyclable.
Researchers have found a way to press sawdust with a mineral binder to create a robust, flame-retardant material. It’s even recyclable.
Why Does Stress Push People to Habits Like Drinking?
A new study offers one of the clearest answers yet to the question of why stressful moments so often push people toward habits like drinking.
A new study offers one of the clearest answers yet to the question of why stressful moments so often push people toward habits like drinking.
Art Films Can Make You More Creative
A new study offers some of the strongest evidence yet that viewing art doesn’t just move us emotionally—it changes how we think.
A new study offers some of the strongest evidence yet that viewing art doesn’t just move us emotionally—it changes how we think.
Your Neighborhood May Be Aging You at the Cellular Level
Researchers have determined that neighborhood conditions may be driving aging at the cellular level.
Researchers have determined that neighborhood conditions may be driving aging at the cellular level.
How Does Narcissism Affect Relationships?
New research challenges the popular assumption that narcissists gradually damage their relationships over time.
New research challenges the popular assumption that narcissists gradually damage their relationships over time.
Smart Wound Dressing Delivers Antibiotics to Speed Up Healing
Biomedical engineers have developed a new wound dressing material that releases antibiotic drugs only when harmful bacteria are present in a wound.
Biomedical engineers have developed a new wound dressing material that releases antibiotic drugs only when harmful bacteria are present in a wound.
TV Ads Don’t Work Nearly as Well as Believed
Traditional TV ads, especially for certain products or services, may be far less effective than believed, according to real-time viewership data.
Traditional TV ads, especially for certain products or services, may be far less effective than believed, according to real-time viewership data.
Is Talking Face-to-Face Quietly Fading?
In a society increasingly shaped by self-checkouts, GPS navigation, and touchscreen ordering kiosks, new research shows face-to-face conversation may be quietly fading.
In a society increasingly shaped by self-checkouts, GPS navigation, and touchscreen ordering kiosks, new research shows face-to-face conversation may be quietly fading.
People With 3 Key Needs Met Are More Likely to Drink Responsibly
People who have three basic psychological needs met are more likely to have a healthy relationship with alcohol, according to new research.
People who have three basic psychological needs met are more likely to have a healthy relationship with alcohol, according to new research.
The Most Common Foods to Binge Are Highly Processed
When people binge eat, processed foods like cake, cookies, ice cream, and chocolate consistently show up—and a new study suggests that’s no coincidence.
When people binge eat, processed foods like cake, cookies, ice cream, and chocolate consistently show up—and a new study suggests that’s no coincidence.
What Are the Economic Impacts of the War in Iran?
The economic impacts of the Iran war and Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz already reach around the world, according to an expert.
The economic impacts of the Iran war and Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz already reach around the world, according to an expert.
How Can You Get the Best Sleep?
Sleep is something we all do, yet most of us know surprisingly little about what’s actually happening when we close our eyes.
Sleep is something we all do, yet most of us know surprisingly little about what’s actually happening when we close our eyes.
Seals and Sea Lions Shed Light on the Evolution of Talking
Neuroscientists have uncovered new insights into a key evolutionary question: Why can humans talk when most animals can’t?
Neuroscientists have uncovered new insights into a key evolutionary question: Why can humans talk when most animals can’t?