Umami gives plant-based menu a Christmas taste

Your Christmas dinner can be plant-based and full of hearty umami flavor, says food scientist Charlotte Vinther Schmidt.

Maria Hornbek-Copenhagen • futurity
Dec. 22, 2022 ~6 min

Stomach cancer risk is higher for Asian Americans

Asian Americans, particularly Korean Americans, are at an unusually high risk for stomach cancer, research shows.

Stanford • futurity
Dec. 21, 2022 ~6 min


Our top research picks to improve your holidays

Check out some of the most interesting and useful holiday stories from years past, including food safety tips and some Yuletide history.

Camden Flath-Futurity • futurity
Dec. 21, 2022 ~5 min

The Puritans waged the first ‘War on Christmas’

An expert explains how we got to the Christmas celebrations of today after the Puritans banned them, as well as other holiday history.

Jade McClain-NYU • futurity
Dec. 20, 2022 ~12 min

To infect people, Lyme disease bacteria uses trial and error

Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, uses tenacious trial-and-error movements to worm their way in and infect us.

Lisa Ercolano-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Dec. 20, 2022 ~5 min

Expert: Tech industry layoffs are copycat behavior

Layoffs literally kill people, says professor Jeffrey Pfeffer. And lack evidence-based justification.

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
Dec. 15, 2022 ~9 min

Gold coating could mean end to foggy glasses

A gold-based coating that converts sunlight to heat may mean the end of foggy glasses and windshields, researchers say.

Fabio Bergamin-ETH Zurich • futurity
Dec. 14, 2022 ~6 min

94% of ‘natural’ skin products contain an allergen

People with skin allergies shouldn't assume that "natural" skin products will spare them pain and itchiness.

Sascha Zubryd-Stanford • futurity
Dec. 14, 2022 ~5 min


How to disagree without fighting

Professor Dan Edelstein has five tips for how to disagree productively. Democracy depends on it, he says.

Stanford • futurity
Dec. 14, 2022 ~6 min

How kids can cope with holiday stress

Here's expert advice on guiding children through holiday stress, including giving them a vocabulary for their big feelings.

Ravi Maharajh-Rutgers • futurity
Dec. 12, 2022 ~6 min

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