SNAP recipients may not be able to meet daily nutrition goals

SNAP participants in low-income households, especially those that live in food deserts, may still struggle to get enough nutritious food.

Brandi Wampler-Notre Dame • futurity
Dec. 18, 2023 ~8 min

Nonalcoholic beer: New techniques craft flavorful brews without the buzz

Nonalcoholic beer may sound like an oxymoron, but newer techniques are producing tasty, high-quality options in this growing beverage category.

Clark Da​nderson, Assistant Professor of Hospitality Management and Director of Brewing Science and Operations, Auburn University • conversation
Dec. 13, 2023 ~8 min


Arctic Report Card 2023: From wildfires to melting sea ice, the warmest summer on record had cascading impacts across the Arctic

The early heat melted snow and warmed rivers, heating up the land and downstream ocean areas. The effects harmed salmon fisheries, melted sea ice and fueled widespread fires.

Twila A. Moon, Deputy Lead Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Dec. 12, 2023 ~10 min

Why do people have wisdom teeth?

Two dental experts explain that these furthest-back molars may be a not-so-necessary leftover from early human evolution.

Seth M. Weinberg, Professor of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences and Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
Dec. 11, 2023 ~6 min

How cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger became the scents of winter holidays, far from their tropical origins

Spices have been prized commodities for centuries. Today, ‘warm’ flavors boost our health and spirits in fall and winter.

Serina DeSalvio, Ph.D. Candidate in Genetics and Genomics, Texas A&M University • conversation
Dec. 11, 2023 ~8 min

Method gauges stir-frying’s effects on indoor air

Stir-frying emits an invisible mixture of gases and particles that pollute indoor air and can be detrimental to human health.

Lisa Ercolano-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Dec. 8, 2023 ~6 min

Accelerated climate action needed to sharply reduce current risks to life and life-support systems

2023 Global Change Outlook from the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change quantifies benefits of policies that cap global warming at 1.5 C.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
Dec. 6, 2023 ~11 min

Team cracks the mystery of maize’s origins

All modern maize descends from a hybrid created just over 5,000 years ago in central Mexico, researchers have discovered.

Andy Fell-UC Davis • futurity
Dec. 5, 2023 ~6 min


US States Push to End Food Waste

VOA Learning English • voa
Dec. 4, 2023 ~5 min

COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

Food systems are increasingly disrupted by climate disasters, while also being a major contributor to climate change. World leaders at COP28 are vowing to do something about it.

Paul Winters, Professor of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame • conversation
Dec. 2, 2023 ~10 min

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