In terms of beverages, diet soda is a relatively new invention. Here's the reason why a company you've never heard of came up ...

Aspartame is an artificial sweetener and a popular sugar substitute sold under the brand names Nutrasweet and Equal. It is present in low-calorie food and drinks and some medications. Despite its ...

However, the dyes, which are made from petroleum, aren't the only widely used artificial additives in our food supply. In 1974, the FDA approved aspartame for human consumption. Today, aspartame is ...

This cold story is hotly debated, depending on whom you talk to about it. Different companies like Dryer’s, Edy’s, Blue Bell and even Herrell’s say they invented the vanilla and cookie delight. SDSU ...

When tracing the origins of any given genre, it’s difficult not to feel caught in a desperate game of the chicken or the egg. For instance, we all know and understand what constitutes a good rock song ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient ...

WHO invented the Scottish tourist industry? It’s a question I am sometimes asked, usually by readers indignant at the suggestion that this nation only became a tourist destination after those proud ...

Upon Vitullo’s death in 2006, Kennedy writes, “an obituary in a local paper celebrated him as the ‘man who invented the rape kit.’” Every one of these backstories carries its own ...

To our knowledge, aspartame-associated migraines related to clinically relevant positive reactions to formaldehyde on patch testing have not previously been reported. In 2003, Hill and Belsito ...

Jha is the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health and former White House Covid-19 response coordinator. The likely next secretary of state, Sen. Marco Rubio, once said of the World ...

Elon Musk shares his struggles with quitting Diet Coke and the impact it has had on his happiness and health. Discover ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient world slept only 6.5 hours a night.