Scientists say they've developed a new way to produce a sugar alternative that may be healthier, taste more like the real thing and perform better in baked goods. Many artificial sweeteners are known ...

Scientists at Tufts have found a way to turn common glucose into a rare sugar that tastes almost exactly like table sugar—but with far fewer downsides. Using engineered bacteria as microscopic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Nina Shapiro is a physician writer who dispels health myths. It’s only early January in 2026, and the health world is already ...

When it comes to managing blood glucose (a.k.a. blood sugar), most people with diabetes focus on familiar factors like food, exercise, and medication to keep levels within range. But there are so many ...

Many consumers feel pride in avoiding the glazed pastries in the supermarket and instead opting for “all natural” granola that comes packed with extra protein. Same goes for low-fat yogurts “made with ...

Scientists at MIT and Stanford have unveiled a promising new way to help the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells more effectively. Their strategy targets a hidden “off switch” that tumors ...

Xiaomi has quietly kicked off internal beta testing of HyperOS 3.0.34.0 for the Xiaomi 17 Pro series, and it aims to make the phone’s secondary rear screen more useful. The update, which ranges from ...

When a delicate object crashes onto the floor, most people expect it to shatter into several pieces. What they might not know, however, is that the sizes of those fragments—whether from a broken plate ...

A dropped plate, a smashed sugar cube and a broken drinking glass all seem to follow the same law of physics when it comes to how many fragments of a given size they will shatter into. For several ...

Merve Ceylan is a dietitian and health writer with four years of experience writing for companies in the nutrition and health industry. Stevia is a zero-calorie natural sweetener. High-purity stevia ...

Coca-Cola has started selling soda with cane sugar in the US after President Trump demanded the company make an American version of its Mexican Coke. Starting this fall, the company is selling “a new ...

Coca-Cola has begun rolling out its new cane sugar soda after President Donald Trump publicly pushed the company to move away from using high-fructose corn syrup earlier this year. The ...