Learn how culture, survival, and science created some of history's strangest meals.

Bitternut hickory trees were one of the most important perennial staple food crops in the eastern U.S. for eight thousand years or more.

Across the American West, outbreaks of locusts, grasshoppers, and crickets cost ranchers about $1.2 billion every year. The research suggests that building soil quality instead of relying on ...

Do you ever bite into a food you used to love and think, "This just doesn't taste like it used to?" You're not imagining things! Over the years, many foods have changed in flavor due to new processing ...

It’s that time of year: the green-clad, sales legends of the Girl Scouts are popping up at entrances to box stores, on neighborhood corners and maybe even in your offices, peddling the irresistible ...

Dr. Anju Goel, MD, MPH, is a public health consultant and physician with more than 10 years of experience in the California public health system. Mosquitoes may prefer people with type O blood over ...

On airplanes, in classrooms, and across café tables, people often lean toward me with earnest eyes and tell me what they want to do with their lives—what they hope to create or become. I listen, then ...

There’s a particular flavor that lives somewhere between success and disappointment. It’s not bad. It’s not good. It’s an effort. These are the foods that arrive with confidence, backstory, and just ...

Lossless audio is the first step toward audio nirvana. But what is it, does it really make a difference, and how can you get it? Here’s what to know. There’s a difference, of course, between “putting ...

After putting coffee alternatives to the test, we found some options that taste like coffee, some that don’t, and some that have caffeine without coffee. Two testers tried them all, comparing each to ...

Win or lose, the NBA Cup finalists will be receiving bonuses for making it to the end of the tournament. Ryan Stetz / Getty Images LAS VEGAS — The monetary reward that comes with advancing through the ...