A NASA-backed experiment shows how engineered microbes can convert discarded water bottles into edible protein.

New research shows that enzyme-digested edible bird's nest amplifies nerve growth factor signaling through the ...

The goal was to conduct a sensory exploration of honey samples native to Illinois, while hitting a core standard of food ...

Premature bolting—the untimely switch from leaf production to flowering—poses a major threat to the yield and quality of Brassica campestris, a leafy vegetable widely cultivated across Asia. Now, ...

With support from the Iowa Space Grant Consortium, the Iowa 4-H Foundation, and the ISU Integrated Pest Management Program, ...

My child just won't eat their vegetables.I want to provide food education, but I don't know where to start.They seem ...

It was green just a moment ago, but now the color has changed!When I put lemon on purple cabbage, it turned red!When you are cooking, these kinds of mysterious things happen.But why do vegetable ...

Eating pomegranates creates a compound in the gut that might lead to a treatment for a challenging type of heart failure.

Fireworks came from a search for immortality, while Play-Doh started as wallpaper cleaner. These 40 surprising stories show ...

MIT scientists are advancing a swallowable battery that functions inside the stomach and dissolves safely afterward. This innovation aims to eliminate the risks associated with traditional batteries ...

We were trying to develop technologies for plastic upcycling to make more valuable products. We thought, why not focus on making food? Because plastic is carbon and food is carbon.” ...

A battery made with a substance resembling edible rice paper can power swallowable electronic medical devices. And after the battery has been safely digested, its broken-down ingredients can be ...