Just Because Farmers Grow Fresh Produce Doesn’t Mean They’re Eating It
Without the help of a farm wife (or husband) who can take responsibility for running the household’s kitchen, farmers often subsist on processed snacks
This Mug Keeps Coffee Warm (Not Piping Hot) For Hours On End
An inventor may have perfected a way to make scalding hot coffee or tea instantly warm, and keep it that way
Some Chinese Donkey Meat Actually Contains Fox
Some customers in China now know both what the fox says, and what it tastes like
Long Before Paula Deen’s Fried Butter Balls, Cooks Were Trying to Roast Butter on a Stick
Paula Deen may in fact come from a long culinary tradition of skipping the bread and simply eating the butter
160 Years Later, Scientists Grow a GM Potato That Could Have Prevented the Irish Potato Famine
Genetically modified potatoes resistant to potato blight were designed in Ireland
This Self-Cleaning Plate May Mean You’ll Never Have To Do The Dishes
Slobby housemates rejoice! A special liquid-resistant coating makes cleaning up after yourself as easy as dumping your leftovers
Cheers! Robot Bartender Mixes Drinks, Senses When You Need a Double Shot
Will the Monsieur be the espresso machine of party cocktails?
Forget the Vegetables—Junk Food Could Help Fight Obesity
Journalist David Freedman says engineering healthier versions of popular treats could finally help the poorest and most obese Americans lose weight
London’s New Years Eve Will Feature Edible Confetti And Scented Fireworks
Only time will tell whether the sites and sounds and tastes and smells are a success, but no one can say London didn’t try
This Texas Teen’s Most Productive Fishing Hole Is the Sewer
Kyle Naegeli, 15, first discovered this unlikely fishing hole after he made a $5 bet with his dad
Can You Fry Things in Space?
Can the good old American tradition of caking foods in grease continue in the vast recesses of space?
Some Spiders Eat Salads
Most people think of spiders as terrifying carnivores, laying in wait to trap their prey. That’s mostly true, but sometimes spiders eat other things too
We’ve Done So Well by Chesapeake Oysters, We Can Start Eating Them Again
Perhaps this time we can keep ourselves from eating them to oblivion
It’s a Myth: There’s No Evidence That Coffee Stunts Kids’ Growth
The long-held misconception can be traced to claims made in advertisements for Postum, an early 1900s coffee alternative
There’s a Simple, Effective Way to Get Kids to Eat Vegetables—Pay Them
Kids throw away around $3.8 million of uneaten veggies and fruits from school lunches each year
The DNA Detectives That Reveal What Seafood You’re Really Eating
Genetic sequencing allows scientists to uncover increasingly prevalent seafood fraud
Is Candy That Fights Cavities Too Good To Be True?
Researchers in Berlin find that sweets containing a special probiotic may help you avoid the dentist’s chair
How the Hot Tamale Conquered the American South
Our intrepid reporter heads back to the Mississippi Delta in search of his favorite food—and the title of tamale-eating champ
Allergies Can Be So Specific That a Person Can React to a Egg’s Yolk But Not Its Whites
Food allergies can be quite specific, triggered by a single species rather than entire genre such as “seafood”
Imagining Eating Cookies Makes You Eat More Cookies
Even if you think a lot about eating fruit, it won’t be enough to make you actually grab that apple
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