Flavor-Enhancing Spoons and Chopsticks Could Make Food Taste Better
New types of cutlery can enhance flavors such as sweetness or saltiness for a more satisfying meal Credit: kzenon/Getty ImagesFoods high in sugar and salt can be unhealthy, but these additives are too delicious for many to give up. What if people could somehow enjoy these compounds' tastes without actually eating them? A student team
If Future Humans Terraformed a New Earth, Could They Get It Right?
Fiction Future Imperfect What kind of world would humanity build with another chance to do it right? The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz Tor Books, 2023 ($28.99) Great stories often start from a tantalizing “what if?”—the more irresistibly original the premise, the better. In The Terraformers, the new novel from i09 founder and former Gizmodo editor
Hilaree Nelson Was One of the Greatest Adventurers Ever
Credit: Irene RinaldiA very sad piece of news in 2022 was the death of Hilaree Nelson at age 49. A premier ski mountaineer, Hilaree held numerous firsts, including the first ski descent from the summit of Lhotse (next door to Mount Everest), the first ski descent of Papsura in India (and known as the “peak
Science News Briefs from around the World: January 2023
Synchronizing chimpanzees in Zambia, a plankton-trapping ecosystem in the Maldives, Neandertal teeth from Spain, and much more in this month’s Quick Hits Credit: NASACANADA Narwhals seem to be migrating later every year as ice-coverage patterns change in Arctic waters. The unicornlike whales were thought to be particularly vulnerable to climate change because of their 100-year
Will Global Emissions Plateau in 2023? Four Trends to Watch
The world’s emissions have seesawed in recent years, plunging in 2020 amid pandemic-induced lockdowns only to rebound in 2021 and likely edge even higher in 2022. Experts say 2023 could be the start of an emissions plateau, as the world’s largest emitters experience slow growth and invest more in renewable technology. But uncertainty reigns—especially on
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