Warner’s narrative covers the major natural sweeteners, including sugar, molasses from cane, beet sugar, corn syrup, honey and maple, as well as artificial sweeteners such as saccharin, cyclamate, aspartame and sucralose.

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Scientific inspiration springs from many sources. In the case of Smithsonian botanist David Kenfack, ant bites were the inspiration for a recent paper he co-authored […]

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For Smithsonian ornithologist Gary Graves it was a captivating spectacle. At an outdoor café in Kingston, Jamaica, Graves watched three mornings in a row as […]

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Throughout history people have turned to nature for relief from illnesses and this remains true today. With new technologies, researchers have an even greater ability to identify natural products that may lead to treatment or prevention of a wide range of health problems.

Young school boy touches hearts after sending letter to teacher when her dog dies.

Designer Emiliano Godoy's Snowjob Chair features a shimmering, silver cover made from post-industrial candy wrappers.

In the spirit of Valentine's Day, the Bronx Zoo is making an unusual offer: the right to name a Madagascar hissing cockroach after a loved one.

Ahh, Valentine’s Day, one of the great triumphs of the retail world, their way of saying, “We can get you to feel guilty enough to buy anything — even a d

In honor of Valentine’s Day, we’ve rounded up romantic hot spots across North American national parks.

American Norwood Thomas traveled to Australia to see his lost love Joyce Morris for the first time since 1945.

Antwon Lee tells his little man "it's OK to cry" and to "stay strong" during the ordeal.

Even water tastes sweeter when you're in love, new research finds.

Find juicy fair trade pineapples at your local Whole Foods store -- and enter to win a trip to Costa Rica.

Inside a rather humdrum-looking suburban Washington, D.C., home, the typical family of 4 is replaced by a virtual clan as part of a $2.5M effort to test energy-

The Australian government uses helicopters to drop thousands of pounds of carrots and sweet potatoes to hungry animals in areas affected by the bushfires.

A young parkgoer returned a rock she took from Smoky Mountains National Park along with a drawing and a nice letter.

These chips delicious and include a bevy of healthy ingredients too!

Still don't have organic, fair trade sweets for the trick and treaters in your neighborhood? These discounts make eco-ethical candy more affordable.

Take a sneak peak at Microsoft Hohm, a free online app that helps users rein in household energy use.

A joint scientific statement reveals that the use of sugar-free products doesn't necessarily guarantee a smaller waistline.

After his dog died, Ryan Gosling took to wearing George's tag.

Celebrity chefs are calling out sweet potato casserole with marshmallows, but know this: there's a place for sweet potatoes on your Thanksgiving table.

Here's a hot property with three bedrooms, two baths and 17,000 square feet of space.

These aerial images highlight the devastating effect global warming has on the arctic.

Need a gift for dad in a hurry? Here are six great Father's Day gifts you can whip up this weekend.

Using a repurposed trash bin, Berkeley-based artist Gregory Kloehn creates Oscar the Grouch's dream home: A comfortable, one-room dwelling complete with hardwoo

In memory of his late wife, a farmer has spent 35 years planting and nurturing a guitar-shaped forest in Argentina.

From taming inflammation to battling PMS blues, it's time to celebrate these salubrious wonder roots.

Fewer manufacturers are using high fructose corn syrup in their products, but they aren’t making them less sweet.

Sometimes we take life too seriously. This hilarious comic about one woman's sugar addiction makes me laugh, partly because I can relate.

A sugar by any other name is confusing. From high fructose corn syrup to glucose, here's a breakdown of common sugar terms and what they mean.

Vodka, limoncello, lime juice and cherry simple syrup come together with just a little bitter flavor, too.

Honeybees Sweetened Life for Stone Age Humans

Italians have mastered 'la dolce far niente' and so should you.

A burst of glitter and stinky spray surprise thieves who steal packages from porches.

Forget waiting an hour for it to cook in the oven, these perfectly baked sweet potatoes with creative toppings take minutes in the microwave.

Everything you need to know about the Vidalia onion, one of Georgia's most popular exports.

Artificial sweeteners have been linked to diabetes, stroke and dementia.

Chino Valley Ranchers organic, soy-free and cage-free eggs and egg whites were recently featured in an Instagram post by Certified Nutritionist and Personal Trainer Robin Plotnik on her profile @whatrobineats.

Chicago's Albany Park and Irving Park neighborhoods are a one-stop-shop for perfect Valentine's gifts and romantic dinner dates

Chino Valley Ranchers organic eggs were recently featured in an Instagram post by Social Media Influencer Carly Schwartzbach.

Mobile marketing platform AppLovin has made a undisclosed strategic investment in San Diego mobile studio Redemption Games.  ...

The entire business started via social media posts and SHM began with mobile deliveries from the back of a Tata Nano.

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[IMAGE-1] Harrison Ford has gone full Grizzly Adams and Buck the canine hero is fully CGI, 100-percent digital, not a scrap of real fur or dog farts about him. There is so much about this new umpteenth film version of Jack London's classic novel The Call of the Wild that is ready-made for meme-iriffic snarking.…