Treatment package design. Credit: Food Policy (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102804 Some food labels designed to nudge Americans toward healthier food choices can have the opposite effect, new University of Florida research shows. The study is particularly compelling because it comes as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration weighs whether to require front-of-package food labels. Through a…
When a group of Chinese primary school pupils with a keen interest in astronomy were asked what language the research on China’s Chang’e-6 lunar soil samples should be written in, they stopped smiling. The pupils of Fangcaodi International School, a state-run primary school in Beijing with an emphasis on science education, have closely followed China’s…
The launch of the Tianwen-1 mission, Wenchang City, south China’s Hainan Province, July 23, 2020. Credit: CFP China’s growing presence in space has been undeniable since the turn of the century. Between sending the first “taikonaut” to space in 2003 (Yang Liwei), launching the first Chinese robotic mission to the moon (Chang’e-1) in 2007, and…
After more than a decade of working in the US, at the start of this year, star geometer Sun Song made the move back to China. He joined Zhejiang University’s Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics after leaving his most recent post as a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Sun, who has been…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Public schools, nonprofit private schools, and residential childcare institutions can participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP), which provide federally assisted meals through the USDA. These programs aim to offer healthy meals to students, leading to benefits such as improved attendance, academic performance, and food…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Animal tracking studies for ecology and conservation all face technological limitations, such as high costs or the need for tags to remain in close proximity to detectors. In research published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution, investigators describe a solution that can overcome many current limitations by employing the massive global…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The so-called “traditional” way of dating has changed drastically over time, especially in the last decade. While most couples used to meet through families and friends or local organizations like church, according to University of New Mexico Sociology Professor Reuben Thomas, many American couples now meet online. With so many people…
“Have you ever used a food ordering mobile application (e.g., UberEats, Grubhub, or restaurant app) to order food for delivery or takeout?”, September 2024. Credit: Purdue University Around two-thirds of consumers have used a food-ordering app at least once for takeout, delivery or both, according to the September 2024 Consumer Food Insights Report (CFI). Over…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Phones can be useful tools in classrooms to remind students of deadlines or encourage more exchange between students and teachers. At the same time, they can be distracting. Students report using their phones for non-academic purposes as often as 10 times a day. Thus, in many classrooms, phones are not allowed….
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain This school year, many of the nation’s adolescents and teens are sitting in class without the device that can sometimes feel like an added appendage: their smartphones. States such as Florida, Indiana, Ohio, South Carolina, and Louisiana have passed laws recently to ban or restrict cell phones in K-12 schools, while…