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Do Our Food Choices Demonstrate Our Political Preferences?
Whole Foods or Randalls? Cracker Barrel or Au Bon Pain? And what do your answers say about the way you voted, if anything?
Wine Glasses Have Doubled in Size Since the '90s
One glass of wine might not be a big deal, until you consider how much glass sizes have increased.
Chinese Five-spice Powder: Tasty and Not Necessarily Five Spices
What other spice can you name whose specific ingredients may vary?
Antarctic Farm Could One Day Journey to Mars
The high-tech greenhouse will brave frigid temperatures, a long, dark winter and extremely low humidity in order to provide fresh produce to Antarctic residents.
Why Toys and Breakfast Cereals Have Been Linked for Decades
Kids have clamored for toys in their cereal boxes for decades, so how did the two become linked?
5 Things You Didn't Know About Bacon
The sound and smell of bacon sizzling on the stove sends your taste buds into overdrive. But how bad is it really?
Wasted Bread Is Being Brewed Into Craft Beer
You know that last loaf of bread that no one wants? It could get transformed into microbrews, courtesy of an organization that's passionate about both ending food waste and making delicious beer.
Calling a Watermelon 'Seedless' Is Kind of False Advertising
Don't let 'seedless' watermelons fool you — even though they may not prompt constant spitting, they really do have seeds.
How Cricket Farming Works
Cricket farming is growing in popularity as people learn their nutritional importance, and environmental, economic and social sustainability.
Why We Feel Hungry … Even When We're Not
Hunger doesn't always feel like a grumble in the tummy. And a grumble doesn't always mean you're truly hungry, either.
Drinking Noncow’s Milk May Stunt Children's Growth
Nondairy milk alternatives are growing in popularity, deemed healthier by many almond and soy milk drinkers. But a new study shows a nondairy milk diet may have an unintended health effect on children.
5 Things You Didn't Know About Doughnuts
Homer Simpson's favorite snack was once called 'oily cakes.' Find out more about this and other fun facts on doughnuts.
Wasted Food in the U.S. Could Feed Much of Population
Americans toss nearly 40 percent of the nation's food supply — enough to provide more than two-thirds of the country with a healthy daily diet of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Why the U.S. Cares So Much About Corn ... Is Complicated
The United States grows billions of dollars of corn every year. Though little of that goes to feeding its citizens. Is that the best farm policy going forward?
Can Science Explain Why Microwaved Coffee Tastes So Terrible?
People are passionate about coffee, and every connoisseur has an opinion about what to do when hot coffee goes cold. Reheating coffee's complicated.
Ketchup: How to Keep the Non-Newtonian Fluid From Messing Up Your Next BBQ
Let physics explain how to avoid the dreaded ketchup explosion.
Trendy Broth Driving Up Prices of Bones
Have you jumped on the bone broth bandwagon? Then the rest of the world has you to thank for driving up the price of the bones that go into making it.
28 Million More People Became Food Insecure in 2016. Here's Why
Famine is gripping parts of Africa and millions could be on the verge of starvation. The numbers from a new study show food insecurity is increasing globally. But why?
Champagne Science: There's a Lot Going on in That Bottle of Bubbly
Champagne may seem simple — bubbly, boozy, bold — but there's a complicated path from vine to glass, as our new FoodStuff podcast explains.
A Worldwide Olive Oil Shortage May Be Looming
As demand for olive oil is at its peak, production is at its lowest in Southern Europe, which accounts for 70 percent of the world's supply. Is a shortage on the horizon?
Why Hot Food Always Seems So Much More Satisfying Than Cold Food
Why, when hungry, do we crave warm food more than something cold? It may have something to do with your nose. Or your gut. Or your brain.
What 'Percentage' Is Whole Milk?
Have you been thinking all wrong about the difference in fat content between milk varieties?
How Processed Food Saved the World
A food historian argues against our romanticizing of eating 'fresh, local food, like great-grandma did' while ignoring the toil involved in doing so.
Wine Before a Cigarette Could Mitigate Some Harmful Effects of Smoking
Wine may give the body a little protective boost, a new study finds, but that's still no reason to reach for a smoke.
7 Weird Instances of Food That Looks Like Something Else
A chicken nugget that looks like a U.S. President? Meat resembling a certain Sith Lord? Sometimes the eye plays tricks on you, and things get weird.
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