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I’m a food scientist. Here’s what RFK Jr. gets (mostly) right about food dye.

On April 22, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration announced measures designed to phase out all remaining petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the American food supply. Leading the charge is Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has pledged to Make America Healthy Again as President Donald Trump’s controversial HHS secretary.

We Asked a NASA Scientist: Why Does the Moon Look Larger at the Horizon?

Dramatic moonset behind ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), Chile. As the full Moon sets, the Sun is about to rise on the opposite horizon. Credit: G.Gillet/ESO The Moon’s size on the horizon has puzzled humans for millennia. Despite ancient philosophers and modern scientists tackling the question, there’s still no consensus. Theories range from optical illusions

Good news from the young scientist expo: The children are smarter than us

After two years in virtual Covid wilderness, the BT Young Scientist is back in the RDS...

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