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Fresh Banana Leaves — An Indigenous Approach To Science

The Indicator: How Green Laws Stop Green Projects

The Science Behind The Delta-8 Craze

TASTE BUDDIES: Y U Salty?

Salt serves as both a biological necessity and a fundamental culinary tool, functioning as a critical ion for neurological processes, blood pressure regulation, and protein denaturation. Dr. Julie Yu, a senior scientist at the Exploratorium, explains that while sodium chloride is essential for human biochemistry, moder...

The Pandemic Is Damaging Health Workers' Mental Health

Can Skiing Survive Climate Change?

Addressing Water Contamination With Indigenous Science

Voices From A Ukrainian Hospital Damaged By Russian Attacks

Planet Money: How Manatees Got Into Hot Water

Lemurs Will Rock You

War In Ukraine Sets Back Tuberculosis Treatment

TASTE BUDDIES: The Origins Of Umami

Umami, the savory fifth taste, remained unrecognized by the global scientific community for nearly a century after Japanese chemist Kikunai Ikeda first identified it in 1908. While Ikeda successfully isolated glutamate from kombu seaweed and commercialized it as monosodium glutamate (MSG), Western scientists initially ...

The Indicator: Destroying Personal Digital Data

When To Consider Another COVID-19 Booster

What We Gain From Dark Night Skies

What Octopus Minds May Tell Us About Aliens

The Peculiar Physics Of The Wiffle Ball

The Community Scientists Who Helped Discover A New Planet

To Be DST, Or Not To Be. That Is The Question.

Indoor Air Quality is Cool for Schools