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A shallow depth-of-field close-up of a stainless steel frying pan sitting on a black, glossy induction cooktop, with steam rising from food cooking inside the pan. The kitchen background is blurred, showing a window and a refrigerator.

Ask Us Anything

Are induction stoves better? These chefs think so.

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Gastronomists study 100 years of menus to reveal food’s political power

By Laura Baisas

Butter is slowly melting in a frying pan

New recycling method turns Teflon into toothpaste fluoride

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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