Vanilla is best known for its place in kitchens, desserts, and fragrances. But scientists at Australia’s Flinders University are exploring whether vanillin, the compound responsible for vanilla’s familiar flavor and aroma, could…
Prenatal Training May Lower Postpartum Depression Risk for Women Who Have Given Birth Before
Postpartum depression arrives after the baby does, but a research team in Copenhagen tried to get ahead of it while women were still pregnant. Their tool was a high-tech training program that…
Can science prove the Earth is round? Every major test points to the same conclusion
You do not have to trust one space agency, one photograph or one government to test the shape of Earth. People were measuring Earth’s curvature more than 2,000 years before satellites existed,…
Why do UFO reports keep coming back? Some sightings are proving harder to dismiss
UFO reports refuse to disappear because the skies have become more crowded, the sensors watching them have become better and more people now have formal ways to report what they see. Most…
Are humans building the machines that could eventually replace them?
Humans have always built machines that outperform the body in narrow ways. Cars move faster than we can run, cranes lift more than we can carry and computers calculate at speeds no…
“There are aliens already on Earth.” Does scientific evidence support this?
Claims that extraterrestrial beings are already on Earth have moved far beyond science-fiction forums. Former officials have spoken publicly about alleged secret programs, unexplained objects continue to appear in military reports, supposed…
Science says Big Bang, the Bible says Creation. Can both be right?
Science describes the universe as having expanded from an extremely hot, dense early state. The Bible opens with a very different kind of statement: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and…
Sweets, Pizza, and Processed Meat May Be Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline in Some Adults, Research Finds
A new Australian study on aging and the brain puts pizza, processed meat and sweets in the spotlight. Yet the real finding is smaller, stranger and more interesting than the food list…
Your Old Photos May Be Fueling Body Shame, New Research Suggests
An old photograph can make you miss a version of yourself you never realized you were comparing yourself to. You find a picture from your 20s and notice the smaller waist. Or…
Your Body May Notice When You’re Eating Alone, New Research Suggests
The food isn’t the only thing your body may be responding to at the dinner table. A new Science Advances study found that participants had a smaller rise in glucose when a…