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hand holding a smore in the woods

How to make the perfect s’mores—with science

By Alisha McDarris

Traeger Timberline grill review

Traeger Timberline review: Glorious grilling overkill

By Stan Horaczek

Roofgarden in Rotterdam, Netherlands

Pumping carbon dioxide waste to rooftop gardens boosts crop yields

a closeup of honeybees on honeycomb

The first honeybee vaccine could protect the entire hive, starting with the queen

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Three burgers getting cooked on a stainless steel pan while a hand with a spatula works with them

Use the Leidenfrost effect to make your stainless steel pan non-stick

A man standing in a field lands a drone in the back of a pickup truck.

Microsoft is hoping its algorithms can help farmers—and the planet

By Helen Bradshaw

hand holding pot with lentils on camp stove

Expert tips for cooking gourmet meals on a camp stove

By Alisha McDarris

three rows of agar plates of various orange hues that are covered in different types of mold or fungui

These fungi demand more pumpkin in their pumpkin spice lattes

By Lauren J. Young

Are we ready for our Uber Eats orders to arrive via robot?

Electric Vehicles

Are we ready for our Uber Eats orders to arrive via robot?

A cooked lobster claw.

Eating sustainably may mean skipping the lobster for now

By Laura Baisas

wine-glass-with-smoke

The terroir of wildfire: How winemakers are adapting to a smokier world

By Philip Kiefer

Serving Turkish coffee cup

How to enjoy the flavor, history, and science of Turkish coffee

By Alisha McDarris

Two decades-long studies link ultra-processed foods to cancer and premature death

Two decades-long studies link ultra-processed foods to cancer and premature death

By Laura Baisas

A glass of water with crystal-clear ice cubes in it on a sunlit wooden table.

How to make crystal-clear ice cubes

A pair of homemade Choco Tacos on a white plate in front of a black velvet background.

Good news: Making your own Choco Taco is totally possible

By John Kennedy

jar of mustard with pitcher of beer in the background

When the mustard shortage hits, make your own

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

travelers eating street food laughing

7 techno-savvy ways travelers can find food to fit their dietary restrictions

By Alisha McDarris

person enjoying a hot beverage by a campsite

A camper’s guide to outdoor cocktails

By Alisha McDarris

Hot dogs in buns with ketchup, mustard, and other toppings

How many hot dogs would it take to kill you?

By Purbita Saha

A white cooler sitting in the sun on a concrete sidewalk by a large body of water.

The scientifically best way to pack a cooler

By John Kennedy

Yellow citrus home-brewed iced tea with lemon slices and metal straws in front of a black background

3 quick ways to brew refreshing iced tea at home

By Nissan Haque / Saveur

Coffee farm in Puerto Rico covered in tarp to protect it from climate change

Climate-related food shortages are driving more Puerto Ricans to farming

By Angely Mercado / Nexus Media News

Best dog training treats composited

The best dog training treats

By Kalli Hawkins

Gold and green champagne bottle with cork popped and bubbles rushing out on a black background

Popping a champagne cork creates supersonic shockwaves

By Purbita Saha

A pantry full of many canned and preserved fruits and vegetables.

Expert tips for growing food in all four seasons

By Alice Waters

Photo of sausages on the grill.

These are the chemical reactions that make barbecue so delicious

By Kristine Nolin / The Conversation

Try your hand at sustainable gardening with at-home hydroponics

By Bridget Reed Morawski

A vegan pulled pork sandwich made with shredded banana peels covered in homemade barbecue sauce.

Don’t waste banana peels: Turn them into tasty vegan ‘pulled pork’

By Alisha McDarris

Photo of Antarctica.

To grow food in space, we had to start in the Antarctic

By Daniella McCahey / The Conversation

A baby in a stroller drinking formula from a bottle held by a woman.

3 solutions for when you can’t find your baby’s formula

By Alexandra Frost

Palm fruit on grass.

Indonesia’s palm oil ban is hurting its own people the most

By Sara Kiley Watson

What the FDA is doing about the US baby formula shortage

What the FDA is doing about the US baby formula shortage

A collage of images from the Popular Science article “Food or Poison? … Strange Pranks of a Medical Mystery” (Frederic Damrau, M.D., November 1936)

From the archives: When food allergies were ‘strange pranks’ for scientists to decipher

By Bill Gourgey

Quorn sausage and bean stew in a skillet.

This fermented meat alternative could help halve global deforestation rates

By Carla Delgado

The University of Cambridge chef robot.

This robot chef can taste salt with its arm

An illustration of obscure crops

5 heirloom foods that farmers want to bring back from obscurity

By Andrew Zaleski

Try as you might, you can't get the creme to stick to one side of an Oreo.

What MIT’s new ‘Oreometer’ revealed about twisting Oreos

By Philip Kiefer

Groceries on a countertop

Which expiration dates actually matter?

By Carla Delgado

Flippy 2 from Miso Robotics

What robots can and can’t do for a restaurant

By Charlotte Hu

Stealthy ways to make your diet more plant-based

Stealthy ways to make your diet more plant-based

By Sara Kiley Watson

Why is it so expensive to eat sustainably?

By Philip Kiefer

Researcher making tiny ball of yeast-less pizza dough.

Scientists create a small, allegedly delicious piece of yeast-free pizza dough

By Sara Kiley Watson

two astronauts in the international space station prepare pizza

International Space Station

Sorry, you can’t eat these popular foods on the International Space Station

By Tatyana Woodall

A couple dozen thumbnail-sized squares of chocolate, each with blotches and streaks of vivid rainbow colors.

Turn ordinary chocolate into a glimmering, iridescent treat

By Janelle Shane

medicine cabinet with red wine, caviar

Why this French hospital serves dying patients wine and caviar

By Jessica Wapner

a toilet floating in space

The inside scoop on Apollo 10’s infamous floating turd

By Popular Science Team

Orange Jelly Belly beans arranged in rows for molding at the factory in Fairfield, California

Inside the technicolor factory where Jelly Belly makes its beans

By Corinne Iozzio

Snapchat wants you to watch a music video on a Dorito

Snapchat wants you to watch a music video on a Dorito

A burger with bacon, lettuce, and cheese on a white plate with two plastic containers of condiments and some French fries next to it.

Your food could be better if you salted it at the right time

By Maggie Galloway

Museum collections tag for Indigenous seeds from the University of Michigan

Indigenous farmers are ‘rematriating’ centuries-old seeds to plant a movement

By Kalen Goodluck

Three excited kids in robotics class printing robot toys on a 3D printer

The future might be filled with squishy robots printed to order

Scrambled eggs on some toast with roasted potatoes and cherry tomatoes on a white place.

5 ways cornstarch can change your life, in and out of the kitchen

By Maggie Galloway

Mushroom, sandwich, sushi, ice cream, pasta, tomato and other illustrated foods with important texture

Can texture change the way food tastes?

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

two pieces of a kit kat bar balanced on mugs of hot chocolate

This candy scientist says her job is pretty sweet

By Erin Blakemore

Female house sparrow and brown-headed cowbird, both potential vectors for bacteria that cause food-borne illnesses, feeding on birdseed on the ground

These bird species are most likely to contaminate our fruits and veggies

Nutrient-rich fish are thriving in a coral graveyard off the coast of Africa

Nutrient-rich fish are thriving in a coral graveyard off the coast of Africa

By Sara Kiley Watson

Grapes, cocktail, pie, and oil illustrated on a red background to show examples of weed edibles

The tasty chemicals flavoring the edible cannabis boom

viper illustration

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

This noxious island is so full of snakes, people can’t even visit

By Popular Science Team

a baby puts their face in a frosted cake

Don’t punish yourself for eating ‘unhealthy’ foods

By Isobel Whitcomb

Man looking at phone on mountain top

4 sustainable New Year’s resolutions to set in 2022

By Sara Kiley Watson

Two hands holding half a ham sandwich or sub to demonstrate food photography tips

6 pro tips to make food look delicious on camera

By Mike Padua/Popular Photography

a spotted lanternfly with green illustrated background

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Spotted lanternfly goo is surprisingly tasty

By Popular Science Team

Blue plate with gingerbread muffins

The best substitutions for milk, eggs, and other baking essentials

Macaron cookies with bright food dyes like orange, light blue, and pastel yellow

We don’t know if artificial food dyes cause health risks

By Lorne J. Hofseth/The Conversation