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Brown-skinned child with black braids at the grocery store holding ripe fruit like pineapple and papaya in arms

Pick the sweetest, ripest fruit with this science-based guide Pick the sweetest, ripest fruit with this science-based guide

By Sara Chodosh

Pre-ordering groceries could lead to healthier choices

Pre-ordering groceries could lead to healthier choices Pre-ordering groceries could lead to healthier choices

By Anya Samek/The Conversation

Yes, astronauts are baking cookies in space. No, they can’t eat them.

Yes, astronauts are baking cookies in space. No, they can’t eat them. Yes, astronauts are baking cookies in space. No, they can’t eat them.

By Rachel Feltman

How to make simple meals in your hotel room

DIY

How to make simple meals in your hotel room How to make simple meals in your hotel room

By Eric Ravenscraft

Beer Can Pheasant

DIY

The best wild game and fish recipes for the Fourth of July The best wild game and fish recipes for the Fourth of July

By Field & Stream Editors

Science is here to validate your PMS cravings

Science is here to validate your PMS cravings Science is here to validate your PMS cravings

By Sara Twogood/The Conversation

This cheap smartphone sensor could help you tell if old food is safe to eat

This cheap smartphone sensor could help you tell if old food is safe to eat This cheap smartphone sensor could help you tell if old food is safe to eat

By Marlene Cimons/Nexus Media

How to make your own butter

DIY

How to make your own butter How to make your own butter

By Connor Relyea

Can industrial farming be a force for good?

Can industrial farming be a force for good? Can industrial farming be a force for good?

By Ted Genoways

How to conquer your fear of the kitchen

DIY

How to conquer your fear of the kitchen How to conquer your fear of the kitchen

We waste 40 percent of the food we grow—here’s where it goes

We waste 40 percent of the food we grow—here’s where it goes We waste 40 percent of the food we grow—here’s where it goes

The weirdest things we learned this week: labor-inducing salads and cat-eating coyotes

The weirdest things we learned this week: labor-inducing salads and cat-eating coyotes The weirdest things we learned this week: labor-inducing salads and cat-eating coyotes

By Rachel Feltman

How to make the perfect french fry, according to science

How to make the perfect french fry, according to science How to make the perfect french fry, according to science

By Jason Lederman

Steak made from insect meat? Yum!

Steak made from insect meat? Yum! Steak made from insect meat? Yum!

By Marlene Cimons

Here’s how much a chocolate bar made without child labor would cost

Here’s how much a chocolate bar made without child labor would cost Here’s how much a chocolate bar made without child labor would cost

By Donavyn Coffey

How much more would you pay for a chocolate bar made without child labor?

How much more would you pay for a chocolate bar made without child labor? How much more would you pay for a chocolate bar made without child labor?

By Donavyn Coffey

Watering space plants is hard, but NASA has a plan

Watering space plants is hard, but NASA has a plan Watering space plants is hard, but NASA has a plan

By Ellen Airhart

A 4- or 5-year-old boy drinking milk from a glass on a farm, while a cow stands ominously behind him.

DIY

How to make coconut milk How to make coconut milk

By Elizabeth Bera

colony of Termites

DIY

11 gross animals you can eat in a survival situation 11 gross animals you can eat in a survival situation

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

4 simple foods you can make on your own

DIY

4 simple foods you can make on your own 4 simple foods you can make on your own

By Marianela D’Aprile

The FDA knows expiration dates are confusing, so they’re changing them

The FDA knows expiration dates are confusing, so they’re changing them The FDA knows expiration dates are confusing, so they’re changing them

By Sara Chodosh

Scientists caught chimps smashing tortoises like walnuts for future snacking

Scientists caught chimps smashing tortoises like walnuts for future snacking Scientists caught chimps smashing tortoises like walnuts for future snacking

By Lydia Luncz, Alexander Piel, and Fiona Stewart/The Conversation

A bad diet really can raise your risk of cancer. Here’s how.

A bad diet really can raise your risk of cancer. Here’s how. A bad diet really can raise your risk of cancer. Here’s how.

By Sara Chodosh

A Black person reaching their hands into a zeer pot—a type of DIY refrigerator—full of green beans, tomatoes, and other produce.

DIY

The coolest way to keep food cold without electricity The coolest way to keep food cold without electricity

By Ilana E. Strauss

Processed food really does make you gain weight

Processed food really does make you gain weight Processed food really does make you gain weight

By Sara Chodosh

Naturally pink chocolate is finally here. But how is it made?

Naturally pink chocolate is finally here. But how is it made? Naturally pink chocolate is finally here. But how is it made?

By Eleanor Cummins

Soda sales fizzled thanks to Philadelphia’s pop tax

Soda sales fizzled thanks to Philadelphia’s pop tax Soda sales fizzled thanks to Philadelphia’s pop tax

By Nicole Wetsman

How to keep produce fresh as long as possible

DIY

How to keep produce fresh as long as possible How to keep produce fresh as long as possible

By Whitson Gordon

Find the real breakfast of champions with this helpful chart Find the real breakfast of champions with this helpful chart

By Sara Chodosh

Rainy days make everything worse—even restaurant reviews

Rainy days make everything worse—even restaurant reviews Rainy days make everything worse—even restaurant reviews

By Marlene Cimons

Meal kits are full of wasteful packaging—but they might still beat the grocery store

Meal kits are full of wasteful packaging—but they might still beat the grocery store Meal kits are full of wasteful packaging—but they might still beat the grocery store

Archaeologists unearth more evidence that when a civilization drinks together, it stays together

Archaeologists unearth more evidence that when a civilization drinks together, it stays together Archaeologists unearth more evidence that when a civilization drinks together, it stays together

By Alex Schwartz

Negative calorie foods don’t exist, and these biologists have the flaming lizard poop to prove it

Negative calorie foods don’t exist, and these biologists have the flaming lizard poop to prove it Negative calorie foods don’t exist, and these biologists have the flaming lizard poop to prove it

By Sara Chodosh

Ground beef is behind the latest E. coli outbreak Ground beef is behind the latest E. coli outbreak

By Sara Chodosh

To protect the world’s pasta, scientists peered inside fettuccine’s DNA

To protect the world’s pasta, scientists peered inside fettuccine’s DNA To protect the world’s pasta, scientists peered inside fettuccine’s DNA

Kitchen spices look startlingly different in the wild

Kitchen spices look startlingly different in the wild Kitchen spices look startlingly different in the wild

By Alex Schwartz

Millennials want spirits—with none of the alcohol. Here’s how distilleries make it work.

Millennials want spirits—with none of the alcohol. Here’s how distilleries make it work. Millennials want spirits—with none of the alcohol. Here’s how distilleries make it work.

By Eleanor Cummins

The truth about the nut-brain connection

The truth about the nut-brain connection The truth about the nut-brain connection

By Sandra-Ilona Sunram-Lea/The Conversation

Taxing soda would help make kids healthier

Taxing soda would help make kids healthier Taxing soda would help make kids healthier

By Nicole Wetsman

apple breeding chart

How we breed the best (and worst) apples How we breed the best (and worst) apples

watermelon-quartered

This is how much watermelon it’d take to kill you This is how much watermelon it’d take to kill you

Healthy food prescriptions could save billions in healthcare costs

Healthy food prescriptions could save billions in healthcare costs Healthy food prescriptions could save billions in healthcare costs

By Nicole Wetsman

Tired of pie? Here are 3.14 other math holidays worth celebrating. Tired of pie? Here are 3.14 other math holidays worth celebrating.

grimacing at a hotdog

Rat hair, beaver anal secretions, and other surprising things in your food Rat hair, beaver anal secretions, and other surprising things in your food

By Robert Chilcott/The Conversation

a painting of people dancing

The weirdest things we learned this week: starting fires with astronaut farts and dancing yourself to death The weirdest things we learned this week: starting fires with astronaut farts and dancing yourself to death

By Rachel Feltman

Barrel flavor of wood production spirits

Love the taste of whiskey? Thank an oak tree Love the taste of whiskey? Thank an oak tree

By Artur Cisar-Erlach

Nuts are full of fat and calories—and you should probably eat more of them Nuts are full of fat and calories—and you should probably eat more of them

By Sara Chodosh

Here’s why ultra-processed foods are so bad for your health

Here’s why ultra-processed foods are so bad for your health Here’s why ultra-processed foods are so bad for your health

By Nicole Wetsman

bowls full of spices

DIY

What to do with all your old spices What to do with all your old spices

a field of wheat

These genetic ‘goggles’ could help us engineer wildly resilient crops These genetic ‘goggles’ could help us engineer wildly resilient crops

a young boy drinks juice and eats cookies

Fruit juices have potentially dangerous levels of lead and arsenic Fruit juices have potentially dangerous levels of lead and arsenic

Super Super Bowl gear to enjoy all year round

Gear

Game day gadgets you’ll be happy to have all year round Game day gadgets you’ll be happy to have all year round

By Billy Cadden

a vintage coca-cola ad

The weirdest things we learned this week: the sweetest-smelling butts, flaming birds, and 40 barrels of coke The weirdest things we learned this week: the sweetest-smelling butts, flaming birds, and 40 barrels of coke

By Rachel Feltman

Food spices vegetables planet-friendly diet

Here’s a planet-friendly diet that’s not vegan Here’s a planet-friendly diet that’s not vegan

By Eleanor Cummins

Junk food ads disproportionally target black and Hispanic kids over white kids

Junk food ads disproportionally target black and Hispanic kids over white kids Junk food ads disproportionally target black and Hispanic kids over white kids

By Nicole Wetsman

tomatoes and red peppers on a white table

Scientists could engineer a spicy tomato. Is it worth it? Scientists could engineer a spicy tomato. Is it worth it?

Half of the people who think they have food allergies actually don’t

Half of the people who think they have food allergies actually don’t Half of the people who think they have food allergies actually don’t

By Sara Chodosh

What makes popcorn pop?

What makes popcorn pop? What makes popcorn pop?

By Cassie M. Chew

three colorful plastic hats that say happy new year on a black background with noisemakers and ribbons

Check out the weirdest New Year’s Eve facts we could find Check out the weirdest New Year’s Eve facts we could find

By Rachel Feltman

little girl eating cookie dough

Eating raw cookie dough is fine if you follow these steps Eating raw cookie dough is fine if you follow these steps

By Brian Zikmund-Fisher/The Conversation

Sex, starvation, and saltwater moats: snail farms are wilder than you could ever imagine

Sex, starvation, and saltwater moats: snail farms are wilder than you could ever imagine Sex, starvation, and saltwater moats: snail farms are wilder than you could ever imagine

By Eleanor Cummins

hatchet made of meat and vegan grenade

Five diets that could be deadly Five diets that could be deadly

By Sara Chodosh and Claire Maldarelli

Black truffles imperiled by climate change

Black truffles imperiled by climate change Black truffles imperiled by climate change

By Marlene Cimons

Black truffles are in trouble

Black truffles are in trouble Black truffles are in trouble

By Marlene Cimons