More Wines from Unexpected Places
Good, locally made wines can now be found in such unlikely locales as equatorial Kenya, the Texas Hill Country, and temperate and rainy Japan
October 17, 2012 |
By Alastair Bland
The Michelin Guide: Why We Look to Automotive Experts for Dining Advice
How did a tire company get in the restaurant reviewing business?
October 15, 2012 |
By Jesse Rhodes
More Chocolate, More Nobels
Chocolate consumption statistically relates to Nobel Prizes
October 12, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Four Surprising Places Where Local Wines Thrive
Almost everywhere European explorers went, vineyards grew behind them. Here are a few places tourists might never have known there was wine to taste
October 11, 2012 |
By Alastair Bland
The Science Behind Steak and a Bold Bordeaux
Researchers teasing out the way food feels and interacts in our mouths say they've found out why wine and steak pair so well
October 10, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Shrew-Eating Scientists Show Humans Can Digest Bone
Scientists set out to measure how well we digest bone by swallowing a whole shrew, but was that really necessary?
October 09, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Brewmaster Makes Beer From His Beard Yeast
Most fermenting species of yeast are found on animals, insects and rotting fruit, so cultivating yeast from a person's body might not be that far-fetched
October 08, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
French Bees Are Making M&M-Contaminated Blue And Green Honey
In northeastern France, bees have been turning up with abdomens swollen in colors of blue and green, an unnatural rainbow that was also reflected in their honey
October 05, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Predictions From The Father of Science Fiction
Hugo Gernsback's predictions give us a look at the most radical of technological utopianism from the 1920s
October 04, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
All the Insane Australian Fruit You Can Eat
What the heck are black sapotes, carambolas and pomelo fruits?
October 02, 2012 |
By Guest Blogger
The Mooncake: A Treat, a Bribe or a Tradition Whose Time Has Passed?
Is the mooncake just going through a phase or are these new variations on the Chinese treat here to stay?
October 02, 2012 |
By Mike Ives
Recapping “The Jetsons”: Episode 02 – A Date With Jet Screamer
The Jetson family's descent into sex, drugs and rock & roll
October 01, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Health Hazards of the Traveler
Russian scientist Leonid Rogozov was the only doctor within 1,000 miles when, in 1961, he was struck by appendicitis in Antarctica. Fortunately, he had Novocain and a scalpel
September 28, 2012 |
By Alastair Bland
Five Banned Foods and One That Maybe Should Be
From maggoty cheese to My Little Ponies to roadkill, some illegal and one legal food items in the United States
September 25, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Recapping “The Jetsons”: Episode 01 – Rosey the Robot
Meet George Jetson! The first installment of our 24-part series on the show that would forever change how we view the future
September 24, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Honey Was the Wonder Food That Fueled Human Evolution (And Now It’s Disappearing)
Energy-rich honey could have been the food that let humans get so brainy
September 20, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Six Things to Do and Places to See Before Climate Change Swamps the Party
Get out and view a wild polar bear and visit Tuvalu and other low-lying islands while you have a chance
September 20, 2012 |
By Alastair Bland
The Deadly Side of Moonshine
The Czech Republic is issuing a ban on all alcoholic drinks with a 20% or higher alcohol content in the wake of 20 deaths
September 18, 2012 |
By Mary Beth Griggs
How Well Have You Kept Your 2012 Resolutions?
As 2012 comes to a close, our food writer takes stock of his progress on fulfilling his personal promises
September 14, 2012 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Your Fridge Is the Most Important Invention in the History of Food
The Royal Society has decided that of all the things we've invented surrounding food, the refrigerator is the most important
September 13, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
