Conservation
Landmark Rule Moves U.S. toward Seafood Transparency
The Obama administration issued a final rule establishing seafood traceability requirements to help combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and seafood fraud
Food Matters
Giving science a seat at the table
Culture
Remembrance and Resistance Through the Recipes of the Theresienstadt Ghetto
In a time of rising anti-Semitism and growing concern over Syria’s disappearing culinary traditions, In Memory’s Kitchen provides a relevant reminder of the cultural importance of food...
Health
Kombucha Takes 2 to Tango
This delicious fermented tea requires microbial cooperation
Culture
Chronicling the Creation of General Tso's Chicken
A look at the origins of the famous Chinese-American dish.
Fitness
A Guy Ate Ghost Peppers and Barfed So Hard He Tore His Esophagus
An ER case study shows that although hot peppers aren't typically dangerous themselves, in rare, extreme cases they can make your body do some pretty crazy things
Culture
The Soiled Legacy of African-American Farmers
Photographer Michael Santiago documents the declining number of black farmers in California
Culture
The Logistics of One of the Largest Langars
A look at how the free communal meal is made at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India
Public Health
Considering the Other Costs of the Global Food Crisis: How Escalating Prices Contributed to Shifts in Culture, Diet and Labor
A recent report examines how the global food crisis of 2007–11 altered eating habits, work and social lives in communities worldwide
Biology
Gene Sharing in Cheese Microbes, Part 1
I recently submitted my first paper from the Dutton lab, investigating how microbes share their genes. This is the first in a multipart series explaining the science and story of the paper...
Culture
A Spirited Debate: How Did Some Alcohols Come to Be Known as Spirits?
It depends on how you trace the word “alcohol.” There are two main candidates in this debate: al-koh’l and al-ghawl
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