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Spiciness isn’t a taste, and more burning facts about the mysterious sensation
Health

Spiciness isn’t a taste, and more burning facts about the mysterious sensation

By Elana Spivack

Rerouting billions in agriculture subsidies could boost global food security
Environment

Rerouting billions in agriculture subsidies could boost global food security

By Angely Mercado

Soy sauce, cilantro, broth, and other umami foods on a pink and purple background
Science

What is umami? No, really.

By Elana Spivack

vending machine
Technology

Meat vending machines are just the latest way the pandemic has reinvented eating

By Charlotte Hu

Hot chilli Carolina Reaper peppers on person's palm in summer garden.
Health

What would possess someone to eat a Carolina Reaper pepper? This writer tried to find out.

By Leigh Cowart

mushrooms growing in the wild
DIY

How to forage your way through your neighborhood

By Ellen Airhart

A person pouring a bunch of salt into a metal cooking pot on a gas stove.
DIY

Quick fixes for common cooking mistakes

By John Kennedy

Some dinosaurs on the PopSci Ask Us Anything podcast background.
Science

What would a dinosaur taste like?

By John Kennedy

Farmer picking potatoes.
Health

Is it ok to eat GMO foods? Scientists say ‘yes.’

By Charlotte Hu

art illustration of woman with open mouth and laptop
Science

What would happen if I ate my computer? Asking for a friend.

By Ellen Airhart

A person pressing buttons on a microwave oven.
DIY

How to get more lemon juice, and 8 other genius microwave hacks

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Person chopping vegetables and putting them in lunch boxes
DIY

A guide to easy, healthy school lunches that kids will eat

By Jean Levasseur

A hunter dragging a deer kill through grass
Environment

Field-to-table food is the future of sustainable eating and hunting

By Jack Hennessy/Outdoor Life

Homemade marshmallows sprinkled with powdered sugar on a cutting board, next to a mug of hot chocolate with a marshmallow in it.
DIY

Can you handle these fat, fluffy DIY marshmallows? Let’s find out.

By Natalie Wallington

Panis quadratus on a marble plate on a wooden table
DIY

Eat like an ancient Roman by recreating bread from Pompeii

By Alisha McDarris

What are calories?
Health

What are calories?

By Sara Chodosh

A person with glasses and curly, shoulder-length hair holding a flower and smelling it with their eyes closed.
DIY

How to enhance your senses of smell and taste

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

art illustration with a mug of beer
Science

What is a hangover? And can you cure it?

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Types of bread for a bread and water diet
Science

Can you live on bread and water alone?

By Claire Maldarelli

Three mason jars with homemade fabric dye and some dyed shirts inside them. From left to right: purple, orange, and pink.
DIY

Make natural fabric dye with vegetable scraps

By Natalie Wallington

Pot of melted chocolate
DIY

How to temper chocolate—even in hot weather

By Natalie Wallington

Is butter a carb?
Health

Is butter a carb?

By Claire Maldarelli

brave-robot-ice-cream-scoop
Environment

This could be the milkiest vegan ice cream ever

By Stan Horaczek

A bar cart with lined-up bottles of infused syrup.
DIY

Craft herbaceous homemade drinks with simple syrup infusions

By LaVonne Roberts

Kidney beans black beans, corn, and tomatoes can all increase your daily fiber intake
Health

Up your daily fiber intake for a happy microbiome

By Claire Maldarelli

Person shopping with basket.
Environment

Are carbon labels on products just greenwashing?

By Angely Mercado

A stack of pancakes topped with berries and edible flowers, on a white plate atop a white tablecloth.
DIY

7 edible flowers and how to use them

By Natalie Wallington

Bowl of oatmeal with milk on a white background. Are the oats gluten-free?
Health

How to tell if your oats really are gluten-free

By Sara Chodosh

inside of walnut
Health

4 ways plant protein is healthier than animal protein

By Sara Chodosh

corn cob blue background
Science

The bizarre botany that makes corn a fruit, a grain, and also (kind of) a vegetable

By Sara Chodosh

Young soybean crows in tilled soil
Environment

A huge chunk of the EU’s food imports will be at risk of drought by 2050

By Sara Kiley Watson

Closeup of maraschino cherries
DIY

Preserve summer cherries by getting them drunk

By Kate Lebo/Saveur

Two hands while holding in them a small machine for filling sweets placed on the table.
Gear

Best silicone baking sheets for perfect cookies every time

By Eri Simmons

Red wine is a trifecta of chemicals that can make some people feel terrible
Health

Red wine is a trifecta of chemicals that can make some people feel terrible

By Claire Maldarelli

Moka pot on a burner in front of a snowy mountain with two enamel cups
DIY

The cooking gear you need—and don’t need—for a camping trip

By Noah Lederman

Teal Yeti cooler and other travel gear on a blue background
DIY

Eat and drink well on your road trip with these 5 pointers

By Alisha McDarris/Saveur

A dirty, rusty grill outside on a brick patio.
DIY

How to get your grill ready for summer

By Whitson Gordon

A German short-haired pointer is ready for the best dry dog food after its game of fetch.
Environment

The best dry dog foods of 2024

By Stacey L. Nash

A white mug full of hot coffee on a white saucer, surrounded by roasted coffee beans.
DIY

How a popcorn popper can help you roast coffee beans at home

By Alisha McDarris

How high-end restaurants can turn their menus completely vegan
Environment

How high-end restaurants can turn their menus completely vegan

By Angely Mercado

An iron pot on a spit above a cooking fire.
DIY

How to build the best cooking fire right on the ground

By John Kennedy

tons of potatoes
Science

Is there a single food that you can survive on forever?

By Ellen Airhart

A closer look inside the Gozney Dome pizza oven
Gear

The best pizza ovens in 2024

By Carla Sosenko, Stan Horaczek

Assorted vegetables and fruit in a farmer's market
Health

Simple tips to help you eat enough fruits and veggies every day

By Nadia Bajuelo

Maggots and algae could be the sustainable snacks of the future
Environment

Maggots and algae could be the sustainable snacks of the future

By Shaena Montanari

child parent field
Health

How long do allergies last—a few years or your whole life?

By Sara Chodosh

hand holding a cicada against the sky
DIY

The Brood X cicadas are coming, and you should eat them. Here’s how.

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

The truth about counting calories
Health

The truth about counting calories

By Isobel Whitcomb

How to help your kids get over picky eating
DIY

How to help your kids get over picky eating

By Jean Levasseur

Wheat farm and blue sky
Environment

Understanding plant biological clocks could boost future agriculture

By Sara Kiley Watson

Peanut butter on toast on a white speckled plate
Health

How to check for and possibly prevent allergies in children

By Sara Chodosh

Local honey might help your allergies—but only if you believe it will
Environment

Local honey might help your allergies—but only if you believe it will

By Sara Chodosh

Host a sustainable affair with these environmentally-friendly tips
Environment

Host a sustainable affair with these environmentally-friendly tips

By Sara Kiley Watson

a woman holding flowers and wearing a gas mask
Health

It’s time you really understood what allergies mean

By Eleanor Cummins

Best meat alternatives sliced header
Gear

The best meat alternatives

By Tony Ware

Wine being poired into glasses overlooking natural landscape.
Environment

Is your wine really sustainable? Here’s how to tell.

By Shaena Montanari

someone holds a bunch of bananas on a green background with blue and green polka dots and a small eyeball logo in the upper left corner
Science

Craving a radioactive snack? Grab a banana.

By Popular Science Team

Four gold spoons with reddish spice blends on a marble table
DIY

These 4 DIY spice mixes will kick your cooking up a notch

By Meher Mirza/Saveur

The Ask Us Anything logo with an illustrated heap of potatoes.
Science

Ask Us Anything: Can you survive on a single food forever?

By Claire Maldarelli, Jessica Boddy

salmon healthy food
Health

5 heart-healthy foods—and 2 to absolutely avoid

By Sara Chodosh

A trio of giraffes from the necks up against a cloudy sky backdrop.
Science

Ask Us Anything: Why do humans stop growing?

By Claire Maldarelli, Jessica Boddy

Sprouted Mung Beans
Health

Grow fresh, nutrient-rich sprouts at home—no garden required

By Farideh Sadeghin/Saveur

Chick sitting on woodchips in a wire pen
Environment

US egg producers could save billions of chicks a year. So why aren’t they?

By Jonathan Moens/Undark

survival garden
DIY

Start planning now for a healthy crop of homegrown food

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life