Sujata Gupta

1 week ago | sciencenews.org | Sujata Gupta

Vacation season is upon us. But that doesn’t necessarily translate to teens roaming free. A new poll finds that less than half of U.S. parents feel comfortable leaving their teenager alone in a hotel room while they grab breakfast. Fewer than a third would let their teen walk alone to a coffee shop. And only 1 in 5 would be okay with their teen wandering solo around an amusement park.

4 weeks ago | sciencenews.org | Sujata Gupta

Four-year-old Elijah’s task was to draw a penguin, his favorite animal, and then rip up the paper so the scraps could be used for another project. The adults leading the project hoped that making Elijah uncomfortable would help the preschooler navigate similar tricky situations in his daily life. “He was not having it,” recalls Elijah’s mother, Janet Walton. “He freaked out.”For most toddlers, ripping up a beloved drawing would be a challenging ask. But Elijah’s struggles went beyond the norm.

1 month ago | medium.com | Sujata Gupta

“If someone asks me what’s the one thing they can start for better health — I always say: Start with Millet Ambali.” — SujataIn our busy, modern lives, health often takes a back seat. But what if I told you there’s a simple, ancient, and incredibly powerful drink that can heal your gut, improve your digestion, energize your mornings, and even support autoimmune recovery? Welcome to the world of Millet Ambali — a fermented, probiotic + prebiotic-rich drink made from humble millets.

1 month ago | sciencenews.org | Sujata Gupta

Early one morning in 1985, a pair of researchers trekked into a spit of Colombian rainforest surrounded by coffee plantations. Their task was to identify all the epiphytes — plants that grow on other plants — in the forest canopy. As Jan Wolf, a botanist now at the University of Amsterdam, measured tree trunk girth from the ground, volunteer field assistant Jan Klomp, an economist by training, clipped into a harness and climbed up a tall tree.

1 month ago | sciencenews.org | Sujata Gupta

The headlines keep coming: Another federal grant funding medical research terminated. Another lab devoted to mental health losing its funding. Another clinical trial stopped. It’s all part of actions the Trump administration says are needed to make government more efficient or to eliminate funding related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Opponents say the cuts undermine crucial medical research, gut careers and damage U.S. leadership in science.