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The world’s bananas are under attack

The world’s bananas are under attack

By Kate Baggaley

If everyone became vegetarian, would the planet actually be better off?

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If everyone became vegetarian, would the planet actually be better off?

By Sara Kiley Watson

How to grow custom greens designed by chefs

How to grow custom greens designed by chefs

By Sarah Z. Wexler / Saveur

12,000 tons of food waste transformed a barren landscape into something surprising

12,000 tons of food waste transformed a barren landscape into something surprising

By Marlene Cimons

The gut microbes of modern hunter-gatherers reveal one big problem with your diet

The gut microbes of modern hunter-gatherers reveal one big problem with your diet

By Claire Maldarelli

You’re throwing away the healthiest part of the avocado

You’re throwing away the healthiest part of the avocado

By Sara Chodosh

greenwood grill

How to grill meat over an open fire

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

The truth about cat and dog food

By Marlene Cimons

We finally know how your tongue tells your brain what you’re tasting

We finally know how your tongue tells your brain what you’re tasting

By Aparna Nathan

Does drinking hot liquids on a hot day actually cool you off?

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Does drinking hot liquids on a hot day actually cool you off?

By Marissa Shieh

Climate change is making our favorite carbs less nutritious

Climate change is making our favorite carbs less nutritious

By Marlene Cimons

Mac-n-cheese probably isn’t more toxic than other foods

Mac-n-cheese probably isn’t more toxic than other foods

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Entrepreneurs are turning trash into food, drink, and clean energy

By Marlene Cimons

10,000 years ago, North Americans were chowing down on potatoes—some things never change

10,000 years ago, North Americans were chowing down on potatoes—some things never change

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

9.5 tips to scientifically enhance your grill game

Climate change will make your coffee cost more and taste worse

Climate change will make your coffee cost more and taste worse

By Sara Chodosh

Tech news catch-up: Amazon ate Whole Foods, Verizon ate Yahoo, and lots of new video games!

Tech news catch-up: Amazon ate Whole Foods, Verizon ate Yahoo, and lots of new video games!

By Stan Horaczek

Lettuce tell you why sexy produce sells better

Lettuce tell you why sexy produce sells better

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Replacing beef with beans could save the planet, because people farts are better than cow farts

Replacing beef with beans could save the planet, because people farts are better than cow farts

By Marlene Cimons

MIT researchers want to make a dumpling that can fold itself

By Rachel Feltman

Chocolate is not a super food

Chocolate is not a super food

By Sara Chodosh

Microwaving mushrooms might be the healthiest way to eat them, but at what cost

Microwaving mushrooms might be the healthiest way to eat them, but at what cost

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Scientists tweaked natural mutations to create a better tomato

Scientists tweaked natural mutations to create a better tomato

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Scientists tracked chickens and found they have their own daily routines, just like us

Scientists tracked chickens and found they have their own daily routines, just like us

Americans keep buying veggies and then throwing them away

Americans keep buying veggies and then throwing them away

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Cage-free chickens keep winding up with broken bones, and scientists are looking for a solution

Cage-free chickens keep winding up with broken bones, and scientists are looking for a solution

These animal moms go to extreme lengths to feed their babies

These animal moms go to extreme lengths to feed their babies

By Jennifer Verdolin

Love eating chicken? Thank hungry Medieval Catholics.

Love eating chicken? Thank hungry Medieval Catholics.

onion garlic peppers tomato

Why I can never eat onions or garlic again

By Eleanor Cummins

Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day?

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Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day?

By Claire Maldarelli

tomato and ketchup

7 ingenious ways to deal with food waste

By Eleanor Cummins

What’s the best way to crack an egg? Physics has the answer.

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What’s the best way to crack an egg? Physics has the answer.

By Hanna Bolaños

What’s the healthiest way to eat a vegetable?

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What’s the healthiest way to eat a vegetable?

By Claire Maldarelli

This is why you should beat egg whites in a copper bowl

This is why you should beat egg whites in a copper bowl

By Sara Chodosh

Bottlenose dolphin

Dolphins beat up octopuses before eating them, and the reason is kind of horrifying

By Sara Chodosh

pineapple in a field

Popular foods that grow in somewhat startling ways

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Why you should never ever feed bread to a duck

By Rachel Feltman

We need to protect the world’s soil before it’s too late

We need to protect the world’s soil before it’s too late

The almond milk craze could be bad news for bees

The almond milk craze could be bad news for bees

By Rachel Feltman

How much water does your food drink?

By Michael Koziol

Why preserving wild spaces is important to agriculture

Why preserving wild spaces is important to agriculture

Researchers are using tomato peels and eggshells to make tires

Researchers are using tomato peels and eggshells to make tires

By Marlene Cimons

What are the “natural flavors” in your food? Biotech is making the answer more complicated.

What are the “natural flavors” in your food? Biotech is making the answer more complicated.

By Kate Baggaley

Half of your bread’s environmental impact comes from fertilizer

Half of your bread’s environmental impact comes from fertilizer

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

McDonalds’ fancy new straw doesn’t suck

Texture is the final frontier of food science

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

How to make eggs without any chickens

How to make eggs without any chickens

By Jason Lederman

Fast food packaging may contain dangerous chemicals

Fast food packaging may contain dangerous chemicals

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

New research might explain why you get so hungry when you’re drunk

New research might explain why you get so hungry when you’re drunk

By Rachel Feltman

We’ve been grinding up plants to eat for over 10,000 years

We’ve been grinding up plants to eat for over 10,000 years

By Sara Chodosh

How to build a DIY solar oven

Cockroach tea and cricket crepes: How to add (delicious) bugs to your diet

Cockroach tea and cricket crepes: How to add (delicious) bugs to your diet

By Rachel Feltman

How to sharpen your kitchen knives

How to sharpen your kitchen knives

By Sara Chodosh

You can taste garlic with your feet

You can taste garlic with your feet

By Jason Lederman

Could underwater farming feed the world?

Could underwater farming feed the world?

By Jeremy Deaton

Ace Of Cakes Duff Goldman talks cake hacking

Ace Of Cakes Duff Goldman talks cake hacking

What is Gluten?

What is Gluten?

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

There’s No Need To Fear Gene-Edited Food

There’s No Need To Fear Gene-Edited Food

By Jen Schwartz

Cooking With Seaweed

Cooking With Seaweed

From Seaweed Spaghetti To ‘Weed Cookies

A Personalized Nutrition Company Will Use Your DNA To Tell You What To Eat

A Personalized Nutrition Company Will Use Your DNA To Tell You What To Eat

By Claire Maldarelli

pearlfish and a sea cucumber

This Fish Burrows Up A Sea Cucumber’s Anus For Safety (And Food)

Gene Editing Shifts Food Possibilities Forward

Gene Editing Shifts Food Possibilities Forward

By Jeremy Deaton

Why Is It So Hard To Get Rid Of Garlic Breath?

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Why Is It So Hard To Get Rid Of Garlic Breath?

By Melissa Klein