Food Science
The Science Behind Your Cheap Wine
How advances in bottling, fermenting and taste-testing are democratizing a once-opaque liquid
Brief Vending Machine Delay Helps People Make Better Snack Choices
When a vending machine withheld junky snacks for 25 seconds, people were slightly more likely to choose a healthier option
The Bittersweet Story of Vanilla
Today, less than 1 percent of vanilla flavoring comes from the vanilla flower. Is that a good thing?
Coca-Cola’s Creator Said the Drink Would Make You Smarter
Like the wine and cocaine drink that preceded it, Coca-Cola was first marketed as a brain tonic
The Patents and Trademarks Behind Lucky Charms Cereal
There's a lot of food science that goes into those marshmallow clovers
Tootsie Rolls Were WWII Energy Bars
The candies were included in rations because they stayed fresh for a long time
Where Did the FDA Come From, And What Does It Do?
From unglamorous origins, the federal agency has risen to ensure the safety of everything from lasers to condoms
Diet Deficiency Can Lead to Cannibal Hamsters
A new study may explain why the rodents are declining in western Europe
The Father of Canning Knew His Process Worked, But Not Why It Worked
Nicolas Appert was trying to win a hefty prize offered by the French army
The Quest to Return Tomatoes to Their Full-Flavored Glory
We’ve bred the original tomato taste out of existence. Now geneticists are asking: Can we put it back?
Why Food Experts Are Warning Not to Burn Your Toast
Is it time to bid brown toast farewell?
The First Non-Browning GMO Apples Slated to Hit Shelves Next Month
The new Arctic apples take weeks (rather than minutes) to turn brown
A Physicist Figured Out the Best Way to Get Ketchup Out of the Bottle
Tapping the “57” has nothing to do with it
This Swiss Grocery Will Soon Sell Mealworm Burgers
In the continued quest for sustainable proteins, another company is wriggling into the market
It Just Got Harder to Give Antibiotics to Farm Animals
New regulations take aim at antibiotic resistance
The Fight to Save Thousands of Heirloom Apple Trees
There’s more to apples than the supermarket selection may suggest
Once a Year, Scientific Journals Try to Be Funny. Not Everyone Gets the Joke
Holiday editions add a much-needed dose of humor to boring journal-ese. But is entertaining readers worth the risk of misleading them?
The Paleo Diet May Need a Rewrite, Ancient Humans Feasted on a Wide Variety of Plants
Archaeologists in Israel have counted 55 species of plant foods a an early hominid site on Lake Hula
People at the 1904 World's Fair Paid Half the Price of Admission for a Box of Cotton Candy
Celebrating cotton candy's sugary, innovative goodness
Comfort Foods Aren't Magic, But Memory Might Be
On National Comfort Food Day (yeah it's a thing), dig into the powers of food and how it makes us feel
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