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A new franchising model offers business opportunities to those who need them most
A socially minded franchise model makes money while improving society.
Lab grown chicken nuggets makes cruelty-free meat possible
We eat 50 billion chickens every year. Is there a better way?
Want to help animals? You might have to eat a few more
A virtuous diet isn't strictly vegan.
Caffeine isn’t actually going to help you combat sleep deprivation
Participants were asked to complete a simple attention task as well as a more challenging "placekeeping" task.
Eating noises make you crazy? You have misophonia
People who go ballistic over other people's eating sounds aren't just cranky — they have misophonia.
Vertical farming: disrupting agriculture
A new agricultural revolution could forever change the planet.
‘Mad honey’: The rare hallucinogen from the mountains of Nepal
Of the world's 300 honey varieties, none is stranger and more dangerous than mad honey.
Unknown bacteria found living on the International Space Station
The discovery could help astronauts find better ways to grow food in space.
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) won’t save the planet
Their success is based on us adopting a plant-based diet, too.
Harvard study finds perfect blend of fruits and vegetables to lower risk of death
Eating veggies is good for you. Now we can stop debating how much we should eat.
Become a master mixologist with this $30 course
Learn to whip up some of the most popular cocktails — from classic mojitos to white chocolate and coconut martinis.
Here’s what happened when AI and humans met in a strawberry-growing contest
Do they really need the human touch?
Grapes are ‘edible sunscreen’ according to a new study
A study says nature's candy can be a valuable supplement to sunblock.
Dogs digest human food better and poop less
A new study finds that dogs fed fresh human-grade food don't need to eat—or do their business—as much.
NASA will pay $500,000 for your innovative ideas about food production in space
Introducing the Deep Space Food Challenge.
Nutrisystem review: The key to losing weight—and keeping it off
Nutrisystem is a smarter weight-loss program that users enjoy.
From NASA to your table: A history of food from thin air
A fairly old idea, but a really good one, is about to hit the store shelves.
Startup looks to begin pig-to-human organ transplants by 2022
Porcine gene edits may allow such transplants without rejection.
The evolution of comfort food
An archaeologist considers the history and biology of what defines a taste of home.
Researchers say food prices don’t reflect environmental costs
Agriculture is responsible for a quarter of greenhouse emissions, but who pays for these environmental costs?
One ethics lesson can curb your meat consumption, study finds
For several weeks after considering the ethics of eating meat, participants in an experiment changed their eating habits.
A meat-free world by 2035? ‘Totally doable,’ says Impossible Foods CEO
"Our mission is to completely replace the use of animals as a food technology by 2035," said Patrick O. Brown at the 2020 Web Summit.
“Clean meat” approved for sale in Singapore
Singapore has approved the sale of a lab-grown meat product in an effort to secure its food supplies against disease and climate change.
The magic of mushrooms: A mycological trip
A biologist-reporter investigates his fungal namesake.
Lonely? Hungry? The same part of the brain worries about both
MRI scans show that hunger and loneliness cause cravings in the same area, which suggests socialization is a need.
Vegans are more likely to suffer broken bones, study finds
Vegans and vegetarians often have nutrient deficiencies and lower BMI, which can increase the risk of fractures.
How long does turkey take to thaw? There’s a calculator for that
Never made a turkey before? Don't worry, science can help.
Coffee and green tea may lower death risk for some adults
Tea and coffee have known health benefits, but now we know they can work together.
Cornell University program aims to end world hunger in 10 years
Can we end world hunger by 2030? Thanks to a new program, the data for it is all there.
AI and robotics are revolutionizing restaurant kitchens—here’s how you can invest
Miso Robotics has already served up over 12,000 hamburgers.