Food
Archaeologists Find Shot Glass Shards, Anti-Witch Carving at Centuries-Old Scottish Pub
At the time of its construction, the Wilkhouse Inn was considered a "statement of modernity and affluence"
How Food Brought Success to a Chef, a Cookbook Author and a Restaurateur
Historian Ashley Rose Young shares research from the Smithsonian’s 23-year-long ‘American Food History Project’
Prehistoric Deer Bones May Offer the Earliest Evidence of Ancient Food Storage
The inhabitants of Qesem Cave in Israel seem to have been saving bone marrow for a later date
Holly Cow! Fattest Bear of Them All Claims Coveted Title
For #FatBearWeek2019, the furever fabulous 435 Holly reigns triumphant
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
Your Soothing Cup of Tea May Contain Billions of Microplastics
That’s ‘several orders of magnitude higher than plastic loads previously reported in other foods,’ according to a new study
Could Eating Sea Urchins Help Revive Kelp Forests?
A Norwegian 'urchin ranching' company wants to take the echinoderms from the wild, fatten them up and sell them to restaurants
Here’s What’s Brewing in the New Smithsonian Beer Collections
After two years of documenting the nation’s craft brewing industry, curator Theresa McCulla makes ready for a public debut
Prehistoric Farmers' Teeth Show Humans Were Drinking Animal Milk 6,000 Years Ago
A new study suggests Neolithic Britons processed raw milk to reduce its lactose content
Move Over Fake Meat, It's Time for Veggie Seafood
Here are six companies bringing you animal-free fish products, from tomato-based sushi to "Fysh Sauce"
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 Brief History of the Waffle Iron
Cornelius Swartwout’s invention, patented more than 150 years ago, helped feed America’s passion for waffles
A 17th-Century Ode to Salads Is Heading to Auction
'Acetaria' celebrates the healthful benefits of meatless dining
Remembering Julia Child
Smithsonian curator Paula Johnson addresses many of the questions visitors ask about America’s beloved cooking teacher and her kitchen
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
The Government Taste Testers Who Reshaped America’s Diet
In the 1930s, a forgotten federal bureau experimented with ways to make soy and other products more popular in the U.S.
The Scientists Who Stared at Gulls
A new study suggests that watching the birds as they approach will slow them down or scare them off
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
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