Zoe McDonald has worked as a content creator and producer for more than eight years. She has held staff positions at national media brands as well as local outlets. She developed an interest in health ...

Sorbitol, a popular sugar-free sweetener, may not be as harmless as its label suggests. Researchers found it can be turned into fructose in the liver, triggering effects similar to regular sugar. Gut ...

The most exciting rock known to science is a school-desk-sized chunk of mudstone currently stuck on Mars. Formed from fine, ...

One key component might be RNA, a molecular cousin of DNA found in every form of life on Earth, and now scientists say they ...

One key component might be RNA, a molecular cousin of DNA found in every form of life on Earth, and now scientists say they ...

While scientists have long known that iron oxide minerals help lock away enormous amounts of carbon—sequestering it from the ...

“Cooking is art—but baking is science,” Bill Nye the Science Guy once said. While a batch of freshly baked chocolate chip ...

Sugar gives a quick dopamine rush, but the long-term impact can be serious. Neurosurgeon Dr Prashant Katakol explains how it affects the body.

Oreo is launching a zero-sugar cookie in the US, trading cane sugar for artificial sweeteners. The move has split the ...

The search for a sugar alternative that matches taste without compromising health has spanned more than a century, from saccharin in the 19th century to plant-based sweeteners such as stevia and monk ...

Liquids and solutions are complex environments—think, for example, of sugar dissolving in water, where each sugar molecule ...