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Electronic artificial tongue sensor
Technology

An ‘electronic tongue’ could help robots taste food like humans

By Andrew Paul

The University of Cambridge chef robot.
Technology

This robot chef can taste salt with its arm

By Rahul Rao

medicine cabinet with red wine, caviar
Health

Why this French hospital serves dying patients wine and caviar

By Jessica Wapner

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

Inside the technicolor factory where Jelly Belly makes its beans

By Corinne Iozzio

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

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
Environment

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

By Kalen Goodluck

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

Can texture change the way food tastes?

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

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

The tasty chemicals flavoring the edible cannabis boom

By Jenni Avins

Periwinkles in a saucepan next to a small plate of bread and a glass of cider from an invasives-species menu at Juniper Bar and Restaurant in Burlington, Vermont
Environment

Welcome to invasivorism, the boldest solution to ethical eating yet

By Matt Hongoltz-Hetling

popular science taste cover cake soup
Science

PopSci’s winter issue is ready for you to devour

By Corinne Iozzio

A group of six people sitting at a table on a city rooftop, having a meal under cloudy skies and some decorative banners.
DIY

Host an unforgettable meal with science and a personal touch

By Sofia Quaglia

Sustainable diet of salad on a pink and purple background
Environment

How to eat sustainably without sacrificing your favorite foods

By Sara Kiley Watson

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

What is umami? No, really.

By Elana Spivack

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

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.

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.

This strange condition could explain why your tongue feels weird
Health

This strange condition could explain why your tongue feels weird

By Kate Baggaley

Little banana and chile tarts dusted with flour or sugar
DIY

There’s a science to food pairing, and you can learn it here

By Peter Coucquyt, Bernard Lahousse, and Johan Langenbick