Food Science
Gene-Edited Tomatoes Grow in Bunches Like Grapes, Making Them Ideal for Urban Farming
Growing food in urban environments could have important implications for sustainability—if we can produce crops that thrive in tight spaces
Meet 'Cosmic Crisp,' a New Hybrid Apple That Stays Fresh for a Year
Proponents have called it "the Beyoncé of apples"
The Ten Best Books About Food of 2019
These titles are bound to satisfy your cravings for delicious dishes and food knowledge
Food, Glorious Food
Smithsonian magazine's coverage of food, drink and their role in our culture
What Will Humans Eat on Mars?
Planetary scientist Kevin Cannon talks about the logistics of feeding a population of one million on the Red Planet
Bronze Age Baby Bottles Reveal How Some Ancient Infants Were Fed
Drinking vessels found in Bronze and Iron Age children's graves contained proteins from animal milk
Glass Models of Decaying Fruit Set to Go on View After Two Decades in Storage
Designed to serve as teaching tools, the delicate glassware reveals the ravages of such diseases as peach leaf curl, pear scab and gray mold
A Banana-Destroying Fungus Has Arrived in the Americas
The so-called Panama disease targets bananas’ vascular systems to prevent fruit from growing
Researchers Think They Know Why Cats Eat Grass
Contrary to popular belief, grass only occasionally makes cats vomit
Why Scientists Are Making Vodka in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
It’s perfectly safe to drink, according to a new report
This Bread Was Made Using 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Yeast
After extracting the dormant yeast from cooking vessels, an amateur gastroegyptologist used ancient grains to recreate an Old Kingdom loaf
The Scientist Behind Some of Our Favorite Junk Foods
William A. Mitchell invented Cool Whip, Pop Rocks, Tang and other 20th-century treats
To Make Jellyfish More Appetizing, Add Light and Sound Effects to the Dining Experience
Gastrophysicists are going to great lengths to convince Westerners to indulge in the tasteless sustainable seafood
Attempting to Fry an Egg on the Sidewalk Has Been a Summer Pastime for Over 100 Years
The Fourth of July is also National Fry an Egg on the Sidewalk Day, and no amount of scientific logic can crack this tradition
Choose Chicken Over Beef to Dramatically Cut Carbon Footprint, Study Shows
By swapping beef for a poultry-based product just once a day, an individual can reduce their dietary carbon footprint by around 48 percent
New Study Shows Coffee—Even 25 Cups a Day of It—Isn't Bad for Your Heart
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have found that coffee consumption does not stiffen arteries
Twice as Many Fishing Vessels Are Chasing Fewer Fish on the World's Oceans
Since 1950, the number of boats has gone from 1.7 million to 3.7 million, even though fish stocks have crumbled
Cheese Made From Celebrity Belly Button and Armpit Bacteria Goes on Display
Five types of "human cheese" from cheddar to Cheshire are on view at the Victoria & Albert Museum
A Stinky Durian Fruit Led to the Evacuation of an Australian Library
It was initially feared that the overwhelming stench stemmed from a gas leak
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