Claire Maldarelli, Assistant Editor at PopSci, discusses the publication's labeling of January as "Fat Month," where they help readers understand fat's impact on the human body as people embark on New Year's resolutions to get fit.
Maldarelli breaks down the differences in brown fat and white fat, digging into the role brown fat plays in helping burn up white fats. We talk about what happens when you lose and gain weight. Also, Maldarelli tells us about the surprising 2014 study that finds most white fat exits the body through the respiratory system.
The White House says President Joe Biden will ease foreign travel restrictions into the U.S. beginning in November.
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon — a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters.
An influential federal advisory panel has overwhelmingly rejected a plan to give Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans, but it approved the extra shots for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease.
President Joe Biden is trying to hammer out the world’s next steps against rapidly worsening climate change in a private, virtual session with a small group of other global leaders.
Scientists say the Southern Hemisphere ozone hole is larger than usual and already surpasses the size of Antarctica.
The slaughter of 1,428 white-sided dolphins as part of a four-century-old traditional drive of sea mammals into shallow water in the Faeroe Islands where they are killed has reignited a debate in the small North Atlantic islands.
Space Milestone, Booster Debate & Greatest Songs Ever
President Joe Biden has invited CEOs and business leaders to the White House to discuss COVID-19 mandates.
For the first time in 60 years of human spaceflight, a rocket is poised to blast into orbit with no professional astronauts on board, only four tourists.
Solar energy has the potential to supply up to 40% of the nation’s electricity within 15 years — a 10-fold increase over current solar output, but one that would require massive changes in U.S. policy and billions of dollars in federal investment to modernize the nation's electric grid, a new federal report says.
