Citizen science projects are meant to involve the public in research, but researchers are starting to ask if the name itself is exclusionary. Could "citizen" discourage Indigenous people and ...

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One factor that influences the use of the labels "soft science" or "hard science" is gender bias, according to recent research my colleagues and I conducted. Women's participation varies across STEM ...

Even health-conscious shoppers who read nutrition labels pay much less attention to the information than they think they do, according to a new study. Researchers found that 33 percent of study ...

The Food and Drug Administration has announced that it will allow food manufacturers to make health claims for two omega-3 fatty acids—oils typically found in coldwater fish. Food labels can now note ...

Few labels carry the weight and popular ridicule that accompanies the “anti-science” label. Being “anti-science” is akin to pre-Enlightenment backwardness and indicates an individual should not be ...

After all the holiday partying, it’s probably time for most people to get back in the habit of checking the labels on food. Which frozen desert has less fat per serving? Which cereal has the ...

You’ve probably been there: standing in the beauty aisle, flipping over a fancy moisturizer, only to be greeted by an ...