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A giant ground sloth skeleton.
sloths

Like Avocados? Thank This Giant Extinct Sloth

They ate avocados, pit and all.
Anne Ewbank January 9, 2018
Unsalted bread from Umbria.
food

The Mystery of Italy's Saltless Bread

Trade wars, papal rebellion, or salty hams. Why does central Italian bread have no salt?
Vittoria Traverso January 9, 2018
Puzzle-solving goes extreme.
food

Watch a Man Make a Rubik's Cube From Ice

It redefines "on the rocks."
Paula Mejia January 8, 2018
John Young (left) and the corned beef sandwich he took into space (right).
space exploration

Remembering the Astronaut Who Smuggled a Sandwich Into Space

He got into a lot of trouble.
Anne Ewbank January 8, 2018
Engraving of salt works on Kanawha River, West Virginia.
geology

Making Salt From an Ancient Ocean Trapped Below the Appalachians

West Virginia was once a seabed.
Eric J. Wallace January 8, 2018
A Green Man enjoying some cider and a fire.
trees

The Holiday That Celebrates Apples With Rifles and Cider

Hanging toast on trees feeds good spirits.
Anne Ewbank January 5, 2023
Photographer Sangsuk Sylvia Kang's mother Kyung Ae Lee performs <em>kimjang</em>, the practice of making kimchi, at her home in South Korea.
unesco

How Kiddie Pools of Kimchi Bind Korean Families Together

The practice of "kimjang" is about more than fermenting napa cabbage.
Natasha Frost January 5, 2018
The bottle, before its theft.
crime

Watch a Thief Steal a $1.3 Million Bottle of Vodka

Cameras caught the burglar snatching the diamond-and-gold decorated liquor.
Anne Ewbank January 4, 2018
A selection of tiny, inedible Punjabi food.
miniatures

The Artist Sculpting Miniature Burgers, Dosas, and Nutella Jars

All the size of your thumb.
Joanna Lobo January 4, 2018
Muenster has a creamy interior and a characteristic red-gold rind.
farms

Wild Boars Are Putting One of France's Smelliest Cheeses at Risk

The monsters menacing Muenster.
Natasha Frost January 4, 2018
Expedition 50 flight engineer Peggy Whitson with a "space cheeseburger."
space exploration

When NASA Wasn't Sure if Astronauts Could Swallow in Space

Early space sustenance resembled baby food.
Paula Mejia January 3, 2018
A slice of spectacular, possibly sugar coma-inducing cake.
food

Do Sugar Comas Exist?

Scientists disagree on whether they're real or imagined.
Paula Mejia January 3, 2018
Are lemon pigs an old-new tradition?
food

Lemon Pigs Are the World’s Newest New Year’s Tradition

They go viral roughly every 50 years.
Anne Ewbank January 3, 2018
In March 1518, Michelangelo feasted on fish and bread.
objects of intrigue

The Grocery List Sketched by Michelangelo

You can't sculpt like Michelangelo, but you can eat like him.
Anne Ewbank January 2, 2018
A master at work.
music

Watch a Man Play 'Sandstorm' on a Potato

Who says you can't shred a 1999 club classic on a tuberous ocarina?
Paula Mejia January 2, 2018
Vintage kitchen canisters.
food

Did Your Grandma Steal That ‘Secret Family Recipe’?

Help Gastro Obscura investigate.
Alex Mayyasi December 29, 2017
Carol Ann, the daughter of Joan Barry, is photographed before the opening of a highly-publicized paternity suit involving Charlie Chaplin. A lawyer presented blood tests as evidence.
genetics

Why Scientists Once Used Taste Tests as Paternity Tests

Sensitivity to bitterness was thought to be entirely genetic.
Paula Mejia December 28, 2017
A treat worthy of <em>The X-Files</em>.
holiday

Watch Two Brothers Build a UFO Gingerbread House

The truth is out there.
Paula Mejia December 26, 2017