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Scientists Have Found The Most Efficient Way to Hold a Coffee Mug
Drinking it is a different story
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The Secret Behind Your Favorite Coffee Could Be Yeast
Researchers find three unique strains of yeast that help ferment coffee and cacao beans and may give the treats their unique flavors
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Hamburg Is the First City to Ban Single-Use Coffee Pods
You won’t find coffee pods in its government buildings
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Describe Your Coffee With Science
There’s an art—and a lot of science—to a consistent cup of coffee
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Caffeine Junkies, Rejoice! Coffee Just Got Cheaper
A global surplus of coffee is causing bean prices to bottom out
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A Guide to Buying Ethical Coffee
How to make sense of the beans that promote sustainable agriculture and humane worker rights
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Farmers Can Shell Coffee in a Fraction of the Time With This Bike-Powered Machine
A team at an MIT International Development Design Summit is making coffee production a little easier for small-scale farmers in Tanzania
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Best Gifts of 2014 for Nature Lovers
Smithsonian editors, gardeners and scientists offer ideas to give the gifts that keep wildlife thriving
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The Roosevelt Family Built a New York Coffee Chain 50 Years Before Starbucks
Teddy Roosevelt’s children brought fresh-roasted beans and European coffeehouse culture to Manhattan
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Physicists Explain Why Coffee Is More Prone to Spills Than Beer
It all comes down to the foam
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Anyone Can Make Up Their Own Weird Or Random Holiday
Case in point: Today is International Coffee Day as well as National Poisoned Blackberries Day
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Five Coffee Mysteries the Bean’s Genes May Crack
The newly sequenced coffee genome might reveal the origins of caffeine and pave the way for better-tasting, healthier brews
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Is There a Future For Instant Coffee?
Ask China, they’re buying the most of it
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Listen to Your Coffee Beans—It’ll Perfect Your Roasting Skills
Coffee beans make different noises depending on how toasted they are
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Coming Soon, a College Degree in Coffee
The University of California, Davis, has launched a coffee research center, and hopes to offer college degrees in coffee
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Come On, Is Starbucks Really That “Dumb”?
People love to hate on Starbucks. But are those sentiments misplaced?
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