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Food

A typical 15th century banquet.

New Research

Before He Died, Richard III Lived Large

Bone chemistry sheds light on the monarch’s shifting diet throughout his brief life

Ginger chicken donburi from Ivan Ramen at Gotham West Market tastes as delicious as it looks.

How Dinner at a Food Court Has Become Something Exciting, not Excruciating

A new trend across America’s urban centers has reinvigorated the nation’s taste buds

Cool Finds

Hummus and Goat Cheese Are Out; Ramen and Brussels Sprouts Are In

Food trends, as revealed by the New York Times’ coverage

New Research

Are Hard Foods Healthier? In Your Mind, Maybe

New research shows that texture plays a large role in how we see the nutritional value of food

Cool Finds

The Rise and Fall of PBR

How Pabst Blue Ribbon lost its cool

Customers shop at the Deering Oaks Farmers' Market in Portland, Maine.

Where is Your Closest Farmers’ Market?

Farmers’ markets are becoming more and more ubiquitous. Use this map to find the one nearest your home

Cool Finds

Bake Sales And Girl Scout Cookies Are Out; Bowl-a-Thons Are In

The then-and-nows of kids’ food-related fundraising

Your Guide to Shopping at the Farmers’ Market and Keeping Your Purchases Fresh at Home

The summer is prime time for shopping at the farmers market, yet, making those finds last can be a challenge

Cool Finds

Fish Oil Could Be a Modern-Day Snake Oil

The premise that fish oil is good for your heart is based on questionable data

A mock-up of what GE's calorie-counting device might look like.

Tech Watch

A Device That Counts Calories for You

GE researchers are developing a system that calculates the exact calories in food using microwaves

New Research

The Microbes That Make Cheese Taste Good Are Surprisingly Universal

Just a dozen different types of bacteria and fungi tend to dominate all different cheese types

Natural Chocolate Is Actually a Reddish Color

Chocolate didn’t turn brown until chemists got their hands on it

No wonder unagi is so popular - this picture looks good enough to eat!

How Will Japan Celebrate Summer Without Unagi

The freshwater eel is now endangered, but who is to blame and what are the best substitutes?

New Research

Science Proves That Kids’ Eyes Really Are Bigger Than Their Stomachs

Adults around the world uniformly clean their plates at dinner time, but not kids

An old-fashioned lettuce farm.

Cool Finds

Japan’s Massive Indoor Farm Produces 10,000 Heads of Fresh Lettuce Every Day

The innovative farming solution could help cut down on food waste

Cool Finds

This Grocery Store Will Be Powered By Its Own Waste

Microbes digest tossed food, belch up electricity-generating methane

The equivalent caloric amount of chicken, pork or eggs would represent an order of magnitude less greenhouse gas emissions than what was required to produce this beef.

New Research

Raising Beef Uses Ten Times More Resources Than Poultry, Dairy, Eggs or Pork

If you want to help the planet but can’t bring yourself to give up meat entirely, eliminating beef from your diet is the next-best thing

The skeleton of a young man, whose tooth plaque was used in the study.

New Research

Ancient Tooth Plaque Shows Our Ancestors Used to Feast on Weeds

Purple nutsedge is a pest today, but thousands of years ago it was probably valued for its cavity-preventing properties

Salmon in a fish farm in Norway

New Research

This New Carbon Capture Project Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Fish Food

A Norwegian project hopes to reduce both pollution and lessen pressure on krill stocks

A Citi Field hotdog. How does it compare with your home ballpark's?

The Hunt for the Best Ballpark Hot Dog

Tom Lohr has been traveling the country making his own list of All-Star franks. Who has the best one?

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