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It Just Got Harder to Give Antibiotics to Farm Animals
New regulations take aim at antibiotic resistance
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The Fight to Save Thousands of Heirloom Apple Trees
There’s more to apples than the supermarket selection may suggest
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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?
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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
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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
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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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Feeling Down? Scientists Say Cooking and Baking Could Help You Feel Better
A little creativity each day goes a long way
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The Sticky Science Behind the Deadly Boston Molasses Disaster
Nearly 100 years after the massive molasses tank ruptured, scientists are finally sussing out how this tragedy occurred
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New Technique Could Supercharge Crop Production
Proteins inserted into tobacco plants improved yields by up to 20 percent
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Lend Me Your Ears: A Tale of Evolution From a 5,310-Year-Old Corn Cob
Corn has come a long way since its grassy beginnings
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Meet the 11-Year-Old Who Invented a Healthy Lollipop
Made with plant-derived sugar alternatives, Alina Morse’s Zollipops help reduce the risk of cavities
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Science Explains Why Chocolate Should be Savored, Not Scarfed
And other molecular secrets to digest while you’re digesting
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How a Genetically Engineered Virus Could Help the Brain Fight Alcohol Cravings
Heavy drinking can change the brain to make cravings worse. Can gene therapy change it back?
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Using Math to Build the Ultimate Taffy Machine
A mathematician dives into taffy-pulling patents to achieve optimum confection creation
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Wacky, Wonderful, Wild Hops Could Transform the Watered-Down Beer Industry
The diversity of hops reflects a diversity of tastes and traditions that are part of an extraordinary evolution in beer
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Hungry for Morel Mushrooms? Head to Yosemite
It turns out that the shriveled shrooms love forests ravaged by fire
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How to Clean Water With Old Coffee Grounds
Italian researchers have figured out how to turn spent coffee grounds into a foam that can remove heavy metals from water
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Nobel Physics Prize Goes to Exploration of Exotic Matter, Explained in Bagels
Winners probed superconductors and superfluids, launching the ongoing hunt for strange phases of matter
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People Feel More Tipsy if Their Friends Are Already Drunk
Understanding perceived levels of intoxication could help cities combat disorderly conduct
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