Science and Technology

McDonald’s Really Makes You Sad

A study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition concludes eating fast-food and commerc..

Pink Slime Maker Forced to Close All But One Plant

The social media uproar and an online petition that drew hundreds of thousands of supporters ha..

Order Pizza Via One Push On A Refrigerator Magnet

A restaurant, Red Tomato Pizza, in Dubai, the port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Pers..

TacoCopter

UPDATE: TACOCOPTER ONLY A CONCEPT. We love robots. Robots are cool. You know what's cooler? Ro..

Eating Chocolate 5 Days A Week May Make You Thinner

Beatrice Golomb, MD, PhD, at the University of California, wrote in a letter published in the A..

NOOOOOO! Tacocopter – A hoax

There go my dreams of tacos delivered in the coolest way possible (I think only ninja delivery..

Tim Ferriss Hyper-Decants Wine

If you are not familiar with Tim Ferriss, you should be. He is the Author of the 4 Hour Work We..

USDA Scientist: Our Ground Beef is a “Fraudulent Lie”

Nearly one year ago last April, Jamie Oliver used his TV show, "Food Revolution,"to expose the ..

New USDA Rules Rush Approval of GMOs

Under forthcoming new USDA rule changes, Monsanto and other seed companies will get speedier re..

Pasteurized Milk Linked to Hormone-Related Cancers

According to a report from Harvard, pasteurized milk from factory farms may be associated with ..

Earn Money Eating Astronaut Food For NASA

Researchers at Cornell and University of Hawaii are accepting applications for qualified indivi..

Bars Use Facial Recognition Software To Track Patrons

Some businesses in Central Florida plan to use facial recognition technology to increase sales...

Louisiana Oyster Market “Destroyed”

According to Louisiana oysterman Terrance M. Shelley, the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexi..

Homaro Cantu’s Laptop Thief

I spend a lot of time online. It's been a bit more entertaining recently thanks to entrepeneur ..

Demand Walmart Reject Monsanto’s Genetically Engineered Sweet Corn

The USDA recently approved Monsanto's genetically engineered Bt sweet corn which will be sold o..

Heston Blumenthal May Cook First Test Tube Hamburger This Year

Mark Post, professor of physiology at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, has been growin..

Arsenic 6-12 Times Over Limit Found in Infant Formula, Cereal Bars

In a paper published online in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, researchers found..

French Court Finds Monsanto Guilty of Chemical Poisoning

In a judgment that could strongly influence other health claims against pesticides, a French co..

US & Big Pharma Push Global Sale of Drug Spiked Pork

Helena Bottemiller, a Washington, DC-based reporter covering food policy and politics, claims r..

Study: Brown Fat Burns More Calories – Who Knew?

In the seemingly endless obsession with the study of weight control -- a fixation exclusive to ..

Methyl Iodide: The Cancer-Causing Chemical Behind Tomatoes and Strawberries

In the Atlantic, Barry Estabrook, author of Tomatoland, a book about industrial tomato agricult..

Most Bourbon is Contaminated With GMO Corn

According to the USDA, almost 90% of the corn planted in the US is genetically engineered. And ..

USDA Approves Monsanto’s GE Corn – The Latest in a String of GE Approvals

The Cornucopia Institute, a non-profit advocate for the family-scale farming community, claims ..

Wi-Fi Now Mandatory in Malaysian Restaurants

In Kuala Lumpur, the largest city in Malaysia, Wi-Fi is now a mandatory prerequisite for food o..

Top Ten Most Convincing Reasons To Drink Coffee

Coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world. According to the history of g..

FDA Places Partial Ban on Antibiotic Use in Livestock – a Mere Fraction of 1 Percent

Because of the persistent pressure put on the FDA by many public health experts, consumer advoc..

Most Shocking Things About China’s Food Industry

China is a rising star in the world, but it has its problems. This is especially so when it com..

Cooking Ensured The Rise of Homo Erectus and Our Evolutionary Success

Many nutritionists and vegetarians have stressed the importance of eating raw fruits and vegeta..

DNA Barcoding to Certify Seafood in Fight Against Labeling Fraud

In October, the Food and Drug Administration officially approved DNA barcoding that can identif..

Shrimp Farm in Nevada Desert

In the most unlikely of locations, the dry desert of North Las Vegas, Nevada, a company called ..

US District Judge Rules Corn Sugar Lawsuit Can Go Forward

A federal judge has ruled against a dismissal motion filed by corn industry attorneys who claim..

BPA Exposure in Womb Linked to Anxiety, Depression in Kids

A new study published in Pediatrics indicates preschoolers exposed to higher levels of bispheno..

Lethal, Highly Contagious Virus Found in Wild Salmon

Researchers at a news conference in Vancouver disclosed that a lethal and highly contagious mar..

Corn Industry Ignores FDA Warnings of “Corn Sugar” False Advertising

Consumption of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), used as a sweetener in virtually everything fro..

Discovery of Gene Code Makes All-Season Crops Possible

In a joint effort between China and the U.S., a team of researchers at Peking University and Ya..

Are There Dangerous Ingredients Missing in Food Labels?

Whole Foods has discontinued selling Bethenny Frankel's Skinnygirl Margarita after determining ..

First Lab-Grown Burger to Cost $350,000

Last June, Mark Post, professor of physiology at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, anno..

New Age Phenomenon: Dining on Placentas

In a strange and astonishing rite that some might possibly consider a bizarre form of cannibali..

Scientists Decipher Full Genetic Code of The Potato

An international consortium of scientists consisting of 97 researchers from 14 countries have d..

Birth Defects Linked to Monsanto’s Roundup Herbicide

Objective scientists and biologists not intimidated by the chemical or biotechnology industry, ..

The Truth About Fish Farms

According to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, farmed f..