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Butter is slowly melting in a frying pan

New recycling method turns Teflon into toothpaste fluoride

pouring coffee into a white cup that is sitting on coffee beans

Coffee’s delicious journey from tiny bean to tasty brew

By Sara Kiley Watson

Dubai chocolate is a dessert prepared with milk and dark chocolate, roasted shredded wheat, pistachio paste and tahini.

Why foods like Dubai chocolate go viral

Delicious breakfast with sunny side up eggs served on white marble table, flat lay

The science behind what we eat for breakfast

Researcher using thermometer to measure meatball temperatures in kitchen

Ground beef infused with apple scraps clears taste test

A person wearing a dark top is shown at a dining table, holding a black chopstick and picking up a piece of white fish from a large bowl of what appears to be a spicy broth. A single red chile pepper is visible on top of the fish. In the background, the person is holding a small bowl of white rice in their other hand.

Does eating spicy food help you lose weight? Science has a clear answer.

By Diana Hubbell

A person is shown from the chest up, in a green plaid shirt, holding a glass of clear water with a dropper over it. A dark green liquid is dripping into the water from the dropper, creating a swirl. The scene is on a white surface and surrounded by several potted green plants in white containers, with some loose leaves scattered around.

Is chlorophyll actually good for you?

By Lauren Leffer

A hand holding a french fry dipped in ketchup, with a plate of fries, a sandwich, and more ketchup in the background.

Ketchup was once a diarrhea cure

By Vittoria Traverso

Cacao Beans in seed pods next to chocolate chunks in cacao seed pod

How to make perfect chocolate, according to science

scoop of vanilla ice cream still in scooper on plain background

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Victorians loved ice cream even though it kept killing them

By Popular Science Team

A vintage photo collage shows a man in a suit and glasses looking at a scientific apparatus, with old newspaper clippings in the background discussing "experiments" and "vegetable material" and the possibility of creating food.

100 years ago, scientists thought we’d be eating food made from air

By Bill Gourgey

TORONTO , ON- APRIL 11 - Pasta Buca .Detail of Su filindeu. David Marcelli of Buca makes pasta from scratch for The Star. April 11, 2018. (Rene Johnston/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The rarest pasta on earth is almost physically impossible to make

By Popular Science Team

eggs arrange on refrigerator shelf

Ask Us Anything

Should you keep eggs in the fridge? Short answer: Yes.

By Clarissa Brincat

a pot boil on induction stovetop

Why induction stoves are better than gas

Thrush songbird

Ancient Romans snacked on deep-fried songbirds

Lab grown salmon on sushi rice on a plate

FDA approves lab-grown salmon

coffee pot pouring coffee into a mug

4 coffee myths debunked by science

Close up of hand slicing onion with knife on cutting board

How to avoid crying while cutting onions, according to physics

A group of bright colorful hot peppers on a red background.

Scientists discover why some hot peppers are total wild cards

Side by side of uncooked and cooked 3D printed vegan calamari rings

3D-printed calamari is back on the menu

Nutria looking at camera against plant background

US Fish and Wildlife is begging you to eat more invasive marsh rodents

Red tomatoes with googly eyes on yellow background

Scientists finally figured out why tomatoes don’t kill you

Boiled and half-peeled eggs

Science says this is the perfect way to boil eggs

Woman's hands using fork to stir bowl of pasta

Physicists figure out the perfect Cacio e Pepe recipe

a slice of jelly toast faced down on the floor

Is the five-second rule true? Don’t push your luck.

By Clarissa Brincat

Focaccia baked in kiln

Focaccia likely originated in Mesopotamia, not Rome

Ripe tomatoes on green garden.

They CRISPR’ed tomatoes to make them sweet and large

Beaten biscuit automated machine

Maryland historical society finally identifies 100-year-old mystery machine

man stands behind large pumpkin with scarecrow

Gargantuan pumpkin could flavor 74,794 pumpkin spice lattes

By Laura Baisas

Spicy foods: The unlikely new frontier in placebo research

A mummy from an Early Bronze Age cemetery of Xiaohe (1980–1450 BC) in Xinjiang, China and very old cheese.

World’s oldest cheese found in necklaces on mummies in China

By Lauren Leffer

glass bowl filled with brown seaweed

Bye, kale: Marine scientists want you to eat more seaweed

By Alisha McDarris

Using the microwave oven to heat food. Woman's hand puts plastic container with broccoli and buckwheat in the microwave

Ask Us Anything

Seriously, stop microwaving your food in plastic

By Lauren Leffer

six bouquets of different herbs hanging upside down on a wood backdrop

How to dry herbs at home (and why you should)

By Debbie Wolfe

Legend of the linguistic experiment by Psamtik I.

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The ‘forbidden experiment’ is an infamously evil chapter in scientific history

By Popular Science Team

pile of baked goods

How food affects our mental health

By Mary Scourboutakos / The Conversation

a bunch of yellow bananas

Bananas are at risk of extinction, but scientists have a plan

By Laura Baisas

Pouring cooking oil from bottle into frying pan, closeup

What science actually says about seed oils

By Lauren Leffer

Two black morels in spring are well camouflaged on the forest floor

How to start forest farming: Grow delicious food in the woods

By Alisha McDarris

Close up view of a Taco Bell fast food bag inside of a car.

AI is coming to a Taco Bell drive-thru near you

European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36 flight engineer, is pictured near food packages floating freely in the Unity node of the International Space Station.

Why food tastes more bland in space

Fresh Fruit and Vegetables being shot as they submerged under water. So fresh and delicious. This idea can also be use to show washing food before being process further.

How to properly wash fruits and vegetables

By Debbie Wolfe

a grocery store shelf with electronic price tags

Digital price tags can change the cost of groceries 6 times per minute

By Mack DeGeurin

a sandwich cut into a y shape

Is the Y cut the best way to slice a sandwich?

beer being poured from a tap

How recycled beer yeast can remove lead from water

A black Explorer Bear portable fridge on a plain background.

Sponsored Content

Explorer Bear is the portable fridge that says goodbye to ice

By Stack Commerce

Chicken looking at camera against black background

Chicken fat supercapacitors could store green energy of the future

Ultrasonic cold brew setup using espresso maker and transducer

Blasting coffee grounds with ultrasonic waves creates a 60-second cold brew

Edible soft robot on table

This edible, wriggling robot mimics experience of eating moving food

Pink lab-grown beef rice in white bowl

Scientists swear their lab-grown ‘beef rice’ tastes ‘pleasant’

Hot dogs at the grocery store without meat warning labels

Graphic warning labels might convince people to eat less meat

A honey-infused Bee's Knees cocktail on a white plate on a table next to a jar of honey, some lemons, and a honey dipper.

The science behind mixing honey into cocktails

By Noah Lederman

Person cooking whole pumpkin and roasting pumpkin seeds to get pumpkin health benefits

Why you should be eating more pumpkin this fall

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Chipotle automated makeline station

Watch Chipotle’s latest robot prototype plunk ingredients into a burrito bowl

The best vegan protein powders composited

The best vegan protein powder, tested and reviewed by experts

Revo Foods 3D-printed salmon

The world’s first 3D-printed salmon is hitting store shelves, and it looks kind of good

Solo Stove Pi Prime with pizza coming out

Solo Stove Pi Prime review: Propane-powered pizza oven supreme

By Stan Horaczek

3D printed fake calamari ring on tin foil

3D-printed vegan calamari rings could be next on the menu

a mannequin dressed with a U-2 pilot's pressure suit and helmet

Inside the US military lab making tube food for spy plane pilots

Red kombucha tea in a bottle and glass on white background

Kombucha’s health benefits may go beyond our guts

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

a john deere motor grader in a factory

In photos: How John Deere builds its massive machines

By Christopher Payne, Kristin Shaw

A piece of toast with homemade vegan butter on it

How to make simple and delicious vegan butter

By Rachel Feltman

Pair of bluefin tuna strung up on a fishing crane on the coast of Spain

Who caught the first bluefin tuna?

By Karen Pinchin

Chipotle worker removing peeled and sliced avocados from Autocado robot

Chipotle is testing an avocado-pitting, -cutting, and -scooping robot