Food Science
Fruit Flies First Began Feeding on Our Fresh Produce About 10,000 Years Ago
It turns out the insects love marula fruit found in south-central Africa, which attracted them to human caves
The Ten Best Science Books of 2018
These titles explore the wide-ranging implications of new discoveries and experiments, while grounding them in historical context
Here's How That Cow Got So Large
The sad fact is most steers are slaughtered before they reach their full, awesome size, making the Aussie bovine more lucky than freakish
North America's Earliest Smokers May Have Helped Launch the Agricultural Revolution
As archaeologists push back the dates for the spread of tobacco use, new questions are emerging about trade networks and agriculture
Did These Ancient Juglets—Found in a Bronze Age Burial in Israel—Contain Vanilla?
The finding suggests vanilla was being used 2,500 years earlier and half a world from where we thought, but vanilla experts are skeptical on the findings
How the Formerly Ubiquitous Pumpkin Became a Thanksgiving Treat
The history of Cucurbita pepo has a surprising connection to the abolitionist cause
The Ten Best Books About Food of 2018
These ten titles should satisfy readers hungry to learn more about the history and science of food
The Physics of a Perfect Pizza
It takes just the right amount of heat and conduction to turn dough into the perfect Roman Margherita pizza
Does the Same Goose Always Lead the Flying V and More Questions From Our Readers
You asked, we answered
Taste Your Way Through Italy, One Ingredient-Specific Museum at a Time
The Emilia Romagna region has 25 food museums, each dedicated to a beloved food item – ranging from balsamic vinegar to Parmesan cheese
136,000 Varieties of Rice Are Now Protected in Perpetuity
An annual $1.4 million funding grant will allow the International Rice Research Institute to help develop drought, heat- and flood-resistant rice varieties
How Fish Farms Can Use Facial Recognition to Survey Sick Salmon
A Norwegian aquaculture company plans to combat sea lice and other problems by monitoring individual salmon in a high-tech fish farms
The 19th-Century Fight Against Bacteria-Ridden Milk Preserved With Embalming Fluid
In an unpublished excerpt from her new book <i>The Poison Squad</i>, Deborah Blum chronicles the public health campaign against tainted dairy products
This Device Tracks How Well You Wash Your Hands
Biomedical engineers have developed a wall-mounted scanner that can detect microbes that cause foodborne illness
Inventing a Longer-Lasting Popsicle
A British design firm has used a half-forgotten World War II technique to create ice pops that don't melt as fast as the ordinary ones
Climate Change Could Lead to Nutrient Deficiency for Hundreds of Millions
Carbon dioxide decreases zinc, iron and protein in food crops, which could add millions of people to the billions who don't get enough nutrition
There’s a Scientific Explanation for Why Adults Are More Likely to Tolerate Leafy Greens
Just eat your veggies: Salivary proteins adapt to bitter tastes, making them more palatable over time
Egyptian Papyrus Reveals This Old Wives' Tale Is Very Old Indeed
The "Wheat and Barley" pregnancy test described in a recently translated medical text has been practiced for thousands of years
Sequencing of Wheat Genome Could Lead to a Breadier Future
It took 200 scientists 13 years to finally figure out the complex genome of the important grain
Oldest Cheese Ever Found in Egyptian Tomb
Italian researchers also found traces of disease-causing bacteria in what they believe is probably extremely aged cheese.
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