The real story behind what you think you know
Buying local has become shorthand for eating sustainably, built on the intuitive idea that shorter distances mean smaller environmental footprints. But food sustainability researchers tell a more complicated story — one where what you eat matters far more than where it came from. Here's why 'food miles' became such a powerful but misleading metric.
Mar 13, 2026
Americans have been told to drink eight glasses of water a day for decades — but the science behind that number is shakier than you'd expect. Tracing this guideline back to its origins reveals a surprising story about how a rough midcentury estimate quietly became medical gospel. Here's what hydration research actually says.
Mar 13, 2026
Before Twitter algorithms and TikTok feeds told us what was trending, two scrappy websites were locked in an all-out war for the soul of the internet. The story of Digg and Reddit is one of the most fascinating — and brutally honest — tales in tech history, and it's still playing out today.
Mar 12, 2026