If Soda Companies Don't Want to Be Treated Like Tobacco Companies, They Need to Stop Acting Like Them
The evidence for comparing the two industries keeps coming. Both try to sway public opinion, avoid accountability and muddle the science
Food Matters
Giving science a seat at the table
Beyond the Tuna Roll: Building a Better Seafood Plate
A White House event highlights the importance and success of science-based fisheries management, and honors innovators in seafood sustainability
Cash Crops: How the Islamic State Profits from Agriculture
Sometimes overshadowed by oil and other sources of revenue, new research indicates ISIS receives a significant profit from agricultural production
What's an Aleppo Pepper?
Presidential candidate Gary Johnson probably isn’t the person to ask about Syrian city of Aleppo or the pepper named for it
There's Some Fishy Business in the Global Fish Business
A new report describes rampant seafood mislabeling worldwide. Recent EU regulations may be working. Will the U.S. follow suit?
Science versus Organic Food
An excellent podcast to get you caught up on the science of organic food. Short version: they're not all they're cracked up to be
What's in Your Poo?
The nonmicrobial components of feces may have important consequences as we try to grapple with microbiome research
Exploring American Cheese Culture (and Not the Bacterial Kind)
An anthropological look at the growing number of artisanal cheese makers in the U.S.
Grape Expectations: Price, Presentation and Perception of Wine
When it comes to the taste of wine, perceiving can be believing
Don't Just Say "Cheese," Make Cheese!
There's a reason it's said to the camera—artisanal cheese maker Lisa Gottreich shares how she creates the stuff that is guaranteed to bring a smile to the face
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