Food
Lab-Grown Meat Is Safe to Eat, FDA Says
The “no kill” product cultivated from animal cells has only small regulatory hurdles left before it can be sold in restaurants
Is Hacking Photosynthesis the Key to Increasing Crop Yields?
It’s an agricultural moonshot, but scientists hope to make plants like corn, wheat and barley as heat and drought resistant as cactus
Early Humans May Have Cooked Fish 780,000 Years Ago
New research adds to the debate about when humans began cooking with fire
Security Stopped Climate Activists From Gluing Themselves to 'The Scream'
As similar protests play out throughout Europe, museums consider how to respond
The Sweet and Sticky History of the Date
Throughout the Middle East, the versatile fruit has been revered since antiquity. How will it fare in a changing world?
Why Prehistoric Herders Didn't Spit Out Their Watermelon Seeds
Thousands of years ago, Saharans ate the kernels before the fruit became sweet
How Truffles Took Root Around the World
For centuries, the wild delicacy grew only in Europe. But improved cultivation techniques have enabled the pricey fungus to be farmed in new places.
Iceland's Annual Tradition of Counting Sheep Is Far From Sleepy
Every fall, across the country, farmers and their friends and family gather to sort the ewes and rams that spent the summer free-grazing
Why Are Climate Activists Throwing Food at Million-Dollar Paintings?
In the most recent stunt, protesters tossed mashed potatoes at Monet's “Grainstacks” in Germany
Gas Stoves Are Leaking Toxins Into California Homes
Researchers found cancer-causing benzene and other air pollutants in samples from 159 Golden State residences
Is There a Market for Edible Cactus in the United States?
Often treated as a weed, the versatile prickly pear cactus could be the next big specialty crop
Mosquito Larvae Launch Their Heads to Capture Prey
Advances in technology allowed researchers to film these cannibalistic insects hunting for the first time
Ancient Maya Salt Makers Worked From Home, Too
Archaeologists in Belize have found 1,500-year-old salt kitchens attached to workers' homes
Our Ancestors Ate a Paleo Diet, With Carbs
A modern hunter-gatherer group known as the Hadza has taught researchers surprising things about the highly variable menu consumed by humans past
Are Hybrid Grapes the Future of Wine?
Scientists, growers and winemakers are working with experimental varieties to adapt to the effects of climate change
Lobsters Placed on 'Red List,' Angering Maine Fishing Community
Seafood Watch announced that consumers should avoid lobsters, because their traps threaten the endangered North Atlantic right whale
A Dutch City Is Banning Some Meat Advertisements in Public Spaces
The climate change-motivated move is accompanied by bans on fossil fuel ads elsewhere in the Netherlands
A Brief History of Ireland's Carrageen Moss Pudding
The curious dessert—combining a seaweed found on the Emerald Isle's coast with dairy—lies in the hands of regular folks who enjoy a challenge
Why Do Some Humans Love Chili Peppers?
An anthropologist traces the origins and paths of one of his favorite kinds of plants
Is Breadfruit the Climate Change-Proof Food of the Future?
New research suggests it will fare better than our current staple crops under warming conditions
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