Food Science
Each Day, 50 Percent of America Eats a Sandwich
About 20 percent of our daily sodium intake is delivered between two slices of bread
Thank Soil Microbes for White Truffles’ Heavenly Aroma
Bacteria produce the signature smell that truffle-sniffing dogs and pigs pick up on
Four Handy Tips for Growing Your Garden on Mars
Is it possible to have a green thumb on the Red Planet? Perhaps, after you’ve mastered a few space gardening tricks
Sorry Hipsters, That Organic Kale Is a Genetically Modified Food
And those juicy red grapefruits are mutants created by radiation exposure
High-tech Chopsticks Developed To Combat Food Safety Issues In China
Could utensils be a way to keep consumers safe?
Once Mexico Had a Wealth of Corn; Now It's Left With a Genetically Boring Monocrop
This lack of diversity does not bode well for food sustainability and economics in light of climate change
Five Coffee Mysteries the Bean’s Genes May Crack
The newly sequenced coffee genome might reveal the origins of caffeine and pave the way for better-tasting, healthier brews
Radioactive Boars Are Roaming Around Germany
The boar's meat is too contaminated from Chernobyl's radiation to be fit for human consumption
Huge Wine Cellar Unearthed at a Biblical-Era Palace in Israel
Residue from jars at a Canaanite palace suggest the ruler preferred his red with hints of mint, honey and juniper
These Sculptures of Giant Tomatoes Are Ripe For the Picking
What physical traits do humans find desirable? Artist Jessica Rath looks in her grocery store's produce section for answers
Before He Died, Richard III Lived Large
Bone chemistry sheds light on the monarch's shifting diet throughout his brief life
Are Hard Foods Healthier? In Your Mind, Maybe
New research shows that texture plays a large role in how we see the nutritional value of food
Google Thinks These 18 Teenagers Will Change the World
The global finalists of this year’s Google Science Fair take on cyberbullying countermeasures, tar sands cleanup and wearable tech
Bake Sales And Girl Scout Cookies Are Out; Bowl-a-Thons Are In
The then-and-nows of kids' food-related fundraising
Fish Oil Could Be a Modern-Day Snake Oil
The premise that fish oil is good for your heart is based on questionable data
A Device That Counts Calories for You
GE researchers are developing a system that calculates the exact calories in food using microwaves
The Microbes That Make Cheese Taste Good Are Surprisingly Universal
Just a dozen different types of bacteria and fungi tend to dominate all different cheese types
Natural Chocolate Is Actually a Reddish Color
Chocolate didn't turn brown until chemists got their hands on it
Science Proves That Kids' Eyes Really Are Bigger Than Their Stomachs
Adults around the world uniformly clean their plates at dinner time, but not kids
What Does Your Favorite Drink Look Like Under A Microscope?
Check out these colorful images of crystallized alcoholic beverages
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