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Slow carbs like whole-grain breads and pastas, oats and brown rice are rich in fiber and take more time to digest, so they don't lead to the same quick rise in blood sugar that refined carbs can cause.

You Don't Have To Go No-Carb: Instead, Think Slow Carb

Ditching carbs can led to quick weight loss, but can you really stick with it? Here's the science on eating carbs smarter to keep you sated and healthy.

In McEwan's Latest, The 'Machine' Is Too Much Like You

Ian McEwan imagines an alternate, technologically-advanced 1982 England in his new novel, in which the development of lifelike, artificially intelligent cyborgs leads to some uncomfortable questions.

Students of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology take part in a march toward the school president's lodge Friday, following the death of a student injured during clashes between police and protesters a few days ago.

Grief Sweeps Through Hong Kong, Where Protester's Death Portends Further Unrest

A student died Friday of injuries suffered in a fall as police dispersed protesters from a parking garage. Across the region, protesters mingled grief with grievance, renewing their calls for change.

There can be as many as 35 different inactive ingredients inside a medicine.

Overlooked Ingredients In Medicines Can Sometimes Trigger Side Effects

Drugmakers add inactive ingredients to stabilize medications and sometimes to help the body absorb the active ingredients. But the inactive constituents can cause side effects in rare cases.

Methane emitted by ruminant animals like cattle and sheep accounted for 34% of New Zealand's greenhouse emissions in 2017. A flock of merino sheep on the country's South Island are seen here in April 2017.

New Zealand Commits To Being Carbon Neutral By 2050 — With A Big Loophole

The Zero Carbon bill is ambitious but contains a major exception for methane emitted by plants and animals. Methane from animals like cattle and sheep made up 34% of the country's emissions in 2017.

Rune Rafaelsen walks toward the harbor of Kirkenes, Norway. Rafaelsen is the mayor of a municipality including this town of about 3,500 people in the far northeastern corner of Norway, close to the Russian border.

A Mayor In Norway's Arctic Looks To China To Reinvent His Frontier Town

Melting ice means ships are plowing along polar lanes, so Rune Rafaelsen wants Chinese investors to help turn the small town of Kirkenes into a major logistics hub. But doubters abound.

The three heads of Ghidorah are just some of the screen-used props from the Godzilla movies on display at the Toho Co., Ltd. booth at Comic Con.

Comic-Con 50: A Look At Toho's Godzilla Booth

Screen icon rebrands and gets on social media

Classroom Skeleton: Whose Bones Are These?

Remember that skeleton hanging in the front of your classroom? In some schools, those were actual human remains. We used science to figure out the story behind one of them.

Protesters wave Catalan independence flags in the street in Barcelona, Spain, on Friday, following a week of demonstrations over the prison sentences given to separatist politicians by Spain's Supreme Court.

Protests Rock Spain's Catalonia Region But Residents Are Divided Over Independence

While many Catalans are outraged at the central government's crackdown on the independence movement, the huge demonstrations have obscured deep divisions in Catalan society.

Theoretical Physics And Down-To-Earth Loneliness In 'Lost And Wanted'

Nell Freudenberger's new novel is a bittersweet love story — about a lost friend, a missed romance, and an all-consuming career — that uses dense scientific concepts to illuminate everyday emotions.

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