Sugar

About 70% of kids' foods are ultra-processed, and that includes items for babies and toddlers. Why are so many foods made for children so unhealthy?

Most of the world's sugar comes from sugarcane. But the plant is so difficult to harvest that farmers often set their fields on fire first to get rid of leaves and unwanted pests. That's how most sugarcane is harvested in Florida, the largest producer of sugar in the US. Residents who live near the fields say the giant smoke clouds are is making them sick.

In February, io9 shared an excerpt from That Self-Same Metal, the debut fantasy novel from Brittany N.

Hey readers. I'm Phil Rosen, writing to you from midtown Manhattan, where I've attended a handful of events the last two days for NFT NYC. Across cocktail parties and dance floors, everyone here is bullish on tiny digital images that range from apes to stick-figure drawings.