Packaged foods in the U.S. must follow new rules in order to call themselves “healthy.” That's according to changes finalized ...

A new rule from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will update what it means for food to be labeled “healthy” for the ...

At a time when more than half the American diet comes from processed, packaged foods, the FDA has new rules aimed at helping ...

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December 20, 2024 • About the size of Rhode Island, the iceberg known as A23a got stuck in an ocean vortex this summer, spinning in place for months. Now, it's free, and heading back into open ...

Our long national nightmare is over. Science journalist Maggie Koerth joins Ira to talk about the entomology news, plus other stories from the week in science, including debate over how viruses ...

Dec. 18, 2024 — Atomic clocks that excite the nucleus of thorium-229 embedded in a transparent crystal when hit by a laser beam could yield the most accurate measurements ever of time and ...

RFK, Jr., Could Run the Agency That Oversees CDC, FDA and NIH. Here’s What That Means for Public Health RFK, Jr., could restructure the CDC, FDA and NIH in pursuit of his flawed vision of public ...

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Dec. 19, 2024 — A new study about Earth's northernmost seafloor hydrothermal system shows even more variety in vent styles than previously thought. The study has important implications for ...

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