food science
Un-BRIE-Lievable! French Scientists Have Discovered a New Cheese-Ripening Trick
Many in France are not happy with the development. You could say they're feeling... bleu.
This Food Scientist Wants to Save Lives With a Hypoallergenic Peanut
Hortense Dodo has pioneered a process for engineering safer peanuts that can prevent deadly reactions.
Everything Science Told Us to Eat, Drink, and Consume in 2017
Don't drink your whiskey neat. Ketchup should not be in glass bottles. It's been a wonderful year for food science.
Someone Needed To Invent a Safe Avo Because Idiots Kept Hurting Themselves
Ask yourself, is the problem really with the avo?
There's a Scientific Reason Why You Can't Stop Eating Salted Caramel
It's called "hedonic escalation."
Why the Hell Hasn't This Ice Cream Sandwich Melted After 4 Days in the Sun?
I scream, you scream, we all scream because this freakish supermarket ice cream sandwich just won't melt.
Deep Learning Algorithm Rewrites Traditional Recipes for New Regions, Ingredients
Algorithmic gastronomy is here.
This Food Scientist Can Hack Your Dinner
Experimental psychology professor Charles Spence’s new book, Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating, explores how music, plateware, and theatrics influence the taste of food.
Clear Coffee Is Finally Here—But Why?
Clear coffee has not previously been available, although Caribou Coffee tried it—as an April Fool's Day joke.
What Would Censorship of the USDA Mean for America?
We reached out to food policy experts to find out what they made of this turn of events—and what the USDA’s flip flop means about transparency for the American public.
NASA Is Making ‘Sustainable’ Space Food for Deep Space Travel
How do you feed astronauts who are going to be propelled 40,000 miles beyond the moon?
The Science Behind Willy Wonka Isn't as Far-Fetched as It Seems
How close are we to creating a gobstopper whose flavor is actually everlasting? What will the first real-life Fizzy Lifting Drinks be made of?