Why do Christmas lights always get tangled up?
by Getting into the holiday spirit can be challenging if you’re faced with a tangle of Christmas lights. It seems that no matter how neatly these …
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Allura Red (also called FD&C Red 40 and Food Red 17), is a common ingredient in candy, soft drinks, dairy products, and some cereals — ScienceDaily
Long-term consumption of Allura Red food coloring can be a potential trigger for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis, says Waliul Khan …
Humans at the center of an effective digital defense
Consequently, content moderation (UGC oversight) is essential to online experiences. In his book Keepers of the Internet, sociologist Tarleton Gillespie writes that effective content moderation …
Paying farmers to create forests and wetlands is the most cost-effective way to meet UK environmental targets: Study
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Incentivizing farmers to restore some land as habitats for nature could meet UK climate and biodiversity targets at half the taxpayers’ …
Research team develops direct laser writing system for high-resolution, high-efficiency nanofabrication
The Parallel Peripheral Photoinhibition Lithography System comprises eight modules that are arranged to allow individual control of the split excitation and inhibition beams, enabling the …
Metaverse Ethics and AI Text Detection
We desperately need ways to differentiate between human and AI-written text to counter potential misuses of the technology, and researchers are developing tools to do …
Newly Evolved Alarm Molecule Drives Inflammation
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made a breakthrough in understanding how inflammation is regulated. They have just discovered that a key immune alarm protein …
Dam plans threaten China’s migratory bird haven
Chinese authorities have renewed controversial plans to dam the country’s largest freshwater lake. Frightened by a historic drought, local authorities in China have renewed controversial …
Why is Hanukkah 8 days?
The Jewish festival of Hanukkah, also spelled Chanukah, is a celebration that takes place in the middle of winter each year. But why does it …
A study examines the bacteria that live in and on mosquitoes
Avoiding mosquitoes to protect yourself from bites is always a good idea. But a new study from North Carolina State University shows that a mosquito’s …