food science

No one said space travel was going to be delicious.

Those tiny candies pack a lot of pressure.

The FDA doesn't expect you to take the term literally.

Fluid dynamics has never tasted so good.

It doesn't mean that your food has gone bad.

You hear the term tossed about, but what does it really mean?

It might be the most polarizing leaf in the culinary world.

Peanut butter is a lunch staple, but this spread is versatile both inside and outside the kitchen. Here are some of its other uses.

A new study points to a group of carbohydrates called fructans as the true culprit behind your stomachache.

That odor is extra powerful for a reason.

They used CRISPR gene editing to cut out many of the proteins that cause problems for millions.

The botanist and inventor devised hundreds of uses for peanuts. Peanut butter wasn’t one of them.

Can't stand the food your date loves? Give it a few years.

In 2014, talk show host Jimmy Kimmel summed up L.A.'s consensus on the subject: "It's comparable to Satanism." But what is it?

It all goes back to bacteria.

It can be defined—just not in a way that looks good on the wrapper.

The peas in your freezer have a fascinating history involving fur trapping, candy boxes, and a frozen alligator.

The researchers had two questions: Could participants tell the difference between varying fat levels? And if so, did they care?

The language of fruit spreads is a peculiar one.

And can't I just swap one for the other?

Your stomach may very well be a key player in keeping your mood balanced.

Bread is banned on the ISS, but a German company aims to change that by bringing fresh rolls to microgravity.

“I can’t tell you how many times people have said, ‘I have a cut on my arm, should I put moldy bread on it?’”

Researchers have found the part of the brain associated with protein cravings (in fruit flies, anyway).