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One-fifth of Americans are responsible for half the country’s food-based emissions
Environment

One-fifth of Americans are responsible for half the country’s food-based emissions

By Sara Chodosh

Chocolate cake in a mug with a spoon
DIY

Add a dash of chemistry for the best microwave mug cake of your life

By Jason Lederman

How to make caramel at home without losing your mind
DIY

How to make caramel at home without losing your mind

By Mary Beth Griggs

Egg whites could help power a clean-energy future
Environment

Egg whites could help power a clean-energy future

By Marlene Cimons

Yogurt marinades make meat perfectly tender—here’s why
DIY

Yogurt marinades make meat perfectly tender—here’s why

By Amal Ahmed

Americans used to eat pigeon all the time—and it could be making a comeback
Environment

Americans used to eat pigeon all the time—and it could be making a comeback

By Eleanor Cummins

There’s no such thing as naturally orange cheese
Science

There’s no such thing as naturally orange cheese

By Sara Chodosh

The origin story of domesticated rabbits may be all wrong
Environment

The origin story of domesticated rabbits may be all wrong

By Jessica Boddy

We might need to turn our poop into food to survive in space
Science

We might need to turn our poop into food to survive in space

By Rachel Feltman

Should you feed your pet raw meat?
Environment

Should you feed your pet raw meat?

By Jacqueline Boyd/The Conversation

Strongest Man bodyfat
Health

The world’s strongest athletes aren’t shredded and for good reason

By Stan Horaczek

Fat is sooo good and science can’t do a dang thing about it
Health

Fat is sooo good and science can’t do a dang thing about it

By Rachel Feltman

This tiny shark eats grass and it’s doing just fine
Environment

This tiny shark eats grass and it’s doing just fine

By Kate Baggaley

diabetes blood finger prick
Health

The strange side effect of gastric bypass that helps diabetics

By Sara Chodosh

No one knows if lobsters feel pain, which makes boiling them alive rather complicated
Environment

No one knows if lobsters feel pain, which makes boiling them alive rather complicated

By Sara Chodosh

Scientists are speed breeding plants in a race to beat climate change
Environment

Scientists are speed breeding plants in a race to beat climate change

By Marlene Cimons

Food science tricks to make the perfect popcorn
DIY

Food science tricks to make the perfect popcorn

By Claire Maldarelli

Greek yogurt creates a ton of wheyst—but wheyt! There may be a whey forward for all that whey.
Health

Greek yogurt creates a ton of wheyst—but wheyt! There may be a whey forward for all that whey.

By Claire Maldarelli

science tools for the kitchen
Gear

Gear to make your kitchen more like a laboratory

By Sara Chodosh

How to keep latkes crispy for eight days and nights
DIY

How to keep latkes crispy for eight days and nights

By Nicole Wetsman

Good news: A microwaved egg can’t permanently damage your hearing
Science

Good news: A microwaved egg can’t permanently damage your hearing

By Ellen Airhart

We spend most of the year eating really, really old apples. Why do they taste so good?
Environment

We spend most of the year eating really, really old apples. Why do they taste so good?

By Sara Chodosh

heirloom tomatoes
Health

Here’s how scientists are tricking you into eating your veggies

By Kate Baggaley

How to make a sourdough starter—and keep it alive
DIY

How to make a sourdough starter—and keep it alive

By Nicole Wetsman

Mayonnaise is disgusting, and science agrees
Health

Mayonnaise is disgusting, and science agrees

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

That baby food ‘study’ that found ‘dangerous chemicals’ is probably garbage
Health

That baby food ‘study’ that found ‘dangerous chemicals’ is probably garbage

By Sara Chodosh

You should make fermented veggies—for science
DIY

You should make fermented veggies—for science

By Mary Beth Griggs

Blue basin full of fruits and vegetables with tap water in the kitchen sink. Disinfecting fruits and vegetables to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Health

How to actually remove pesticides from your fruit

By Sara Chodosh

Don’t worry about eggs—these other foods are way more likely to give you Salmonella
Health

Don’t worry about eggs—these other foods are way more likely to give you Salmonella

By Sara Chodosh

Your best, beef-free Instagrams tagged #NoRedOctober
Environment

Your best, beef-free Instagrams tagged #NoRedOctober

By Mallory Johns

hot chili peppers
Science

We ate the world’s spiciest chip, cried for 45 minutes, then wrote this article about it

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

MRE Meal Kit Supply
Technology

Military-style meals are scarce, because last month was just awful

By Rob Verger

champagne fog up close
Science

This pretty blue fog only happens in warm champagne

By Sara Chodosh

The world’s bananas are under attack
Environment

The world’s bananas are under attack

By Kate Baggaley

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

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

By Sara Kiley Watson

How to grow custom greens designed by chefs
DIY

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
Environment

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

By Marlene Cimons

To make chef Jet Tila’s chewy drunken noodles, you’ll need to brush up on your chemistry
DIY

To make chef Jet Tila’s chewy drunken noodles, you’ll need to brush up on your chemistry

By Jason Lederman

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

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
Health

You’re throwing away the healthiest part of the avocado

By Sara Chodosh

greenwood grill
DIY

How to grill meat over an open fire

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

dog
Environment

The truth about cat and dog food

By Marlene Cimons

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

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?
Science

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

By Marissa Shieh

Climate change is making our favorite carbs less nutritious
Environment

Climate change is making our favorite carbs less nutritious

By Marlene Cimons

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

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

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

beer
Environment

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
Science

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

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

You probably abuse your ice cream. Here’s how to stop.
Science

You probably abuse your ice cream. Here’s how to stop.

By Mary Beth Griggs

grill
DIY

9.5 tips to scientifically enhance your grill game

By Joe Brown

Climate change will make your coffee cost more and taste worse
Environment

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!
Technology

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
Health

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
Environment

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

By Marlene Cimons

pasta
Health

MIT researchers want to make a dumpling that can fold itself

By Rachel Feltman

Chocolate is not a super food
Health

Chocolate is not a super food

By Sara Chodosh

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

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
Science

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
Environment

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

By Sarah Fecht

Americans keep buying veggies and then throwing them away
Health

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
Environment

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

By Sarah Fecht

These animal moms go to extreme lengths to feed their babies
Environment

These animal moms go to extreme lengths to feed their babies

By Jennifer Verdolin

Love eating chicken? Thank hungry Medieval Catholics.
Environment

Love eating chicken? Thank hungry Medieval Catholics.

By Sarah Fecht

onion garlic peppers tomato
Health

Why I can never eat onions or garlic again

By Eleanor Cummins