Helen Petre is a science communicator with Science Connected. She is a retired biologist who continues to learn, write, and teach, hoping to share her experiences and quest for scientific knowledge ...

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A common yellow food dye, tartrazine, or FD&C (Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics) Yellow #5, is used in snack chips (specifically Doritos), candy, soda, and cosmetics. The dye gives products that bright ...

Imagine if a simple injection could make you look and feel younger. This may sound like something from a science fiction movie, but recent research suggests it might be possible—at least in mice. A ...

Climate change’s effects can be reduced by soils storing carbon. But the soil carbon sink is itself vulnerable to climate change.